Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman calls on prosecutors to withdraw charges . Indictment alleges five People 's Liberation Army soldiers hacked computers . United Steel Workers Union , Westinghouse , Alcoa among victims , Eric Holder says . He added that the `` important message '' is that cyberespionage `` impacts real people in real and painful ways , '' he said . China suspends participation in the joint China - U.S. Nuclear Working Group .
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman calls on prosecutors to withdraw charges . Indictment alleges five People 's Liberation Army soldiers hacked computers . United Steel Workers Union , Westinghouse , Alcoa among victims , Eric Holder says . China suspends participation in the joint China - U.S. Nuclear Working Group .