China's anti-terrorism legislation will not hurt lawful business and will not leave "backdoors" for Internet hacking, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, rebuking the United States for its concerns.

The Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress reviewed on Monday the third draft of the anti-terrorism law, which legislators suggested should be passed.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said the US should respect China's legislation and not adopt a double standard, since US law has similar provisions on anti-terrorism for the telecommunications sector and the Internet.