The United States should stop allowing China to deny that it’s hacking U.S. institutions, a House lawmaker is asserting, and stop censoring its Internet.

“The United States has repeatedly condemned Beijing’s proven malicious cyber activity, only to be met by Beijing’s resolute denials that any such activity occurred, let alone with the state’s backing,” Rep. Matt Salmon, R-Ariz., wrote in an editorial for the Huffington Post.