Foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying for China shot down allegations made by US security firm Crowdstrike that a unit of the People's Liberation Army has launched cyber-attacks against defense, satellite and aerospace firms based in Europe, Japan and the US.
Republican and House Speaker John Boehner said in a press conference on Tuesday that the swap made for the release of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl was a violation on the US government's stance on negotiating with terrorists and that the move has endangered Americans.
The New York Times said that the city of New York had reached a settlement with the plaintiffs of a lawsuit over the false arrests made by some state police officers.