A Chinese government agency has called out the National Security Agency and the U.S. government for maintaining what it calls an “unscrupulous” global surveillance regime that goes beyond anti-terror operations and traditional espionage by casting a net over entire populations in order to serve its own hegemonic interests.

Following disclosures made possible by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, China’s Internet Media Research Center conducted its own investigation into the revelations and the extent of U.S. spying both against China and around the world. Released Monday, the report—entitled —includes a pointed indictment of the the NSA’s international activities, pushes back against the U.S. government’s defense of its spy policies, and calls for end to widespread abuse.

According to the report’s forward:

The report comes amid elevated tensions between Beijing and Washington over cyber-espionage and follows recent accusations from the Obama administration that an army of Chinese hackers, under orders from top officials, have been conducting high-level surveillance against U.S. companies. China denies the charges.