Russian and Chinese spies reportedly listen in on the president’s phone calls regularly.
President Donald Trump reportedly continues to use his personal iPhone for business instead of a more secure government-supplied device, despite ample evidence that China and Russia have hacked the phone and are eavesdropping on his calls.
And what’s China’s response to the accusation?
There’s its blanket denial of having done anything wrong, of course. But in an unusual statement Thursday, Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying also struck a mocking tone, going so far as to suggest Trump just use a Chinese manufactured phone instead.
“If one is concerned about Apple cellphones being hacked, they can switch to using Huawei cellphones,” Hua said .
The suggestion is notable, as Huawei phones are all but banned in the U.