The father-son owners of an Indonesian conglomerate accused of illegally channeling foreign money to President Clinton's re-election campaign denied a report they had a long-term relationship with a Chinese intelligence agency, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday.

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In a statement released to the newspaper, Mochtar and James Riady denied assertions that their Indonesia-based Lippo Group has links with a Chinese intelligence agency."Not wishing to entangle ourselves in American national issues and debates, we have remained silent," they said. "However, recent reports appearing in the United States press are so false and malicious, we must break our silence."

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