A Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman said on Sunday that the US was “a destroyer of world peace” while criticizing the Pentagon’s report on Beijing’s military targets.
The Associated Press reports that the Department of Defense report issued to Colonel Wu Qian earlier this month called his country’s intentions “warren distortions.”
“Many years of evidence show that it is the U.S. that is the instigator of regional unrest, the violator of international order and the destroyer of world peace.” He noted the US actions in Iraq, Syria, Libya and other countries. For news service.
He added, “Instead of considering itself, the USA issued a so-called report that made false comments about China’s general defense and military construction.” “We urge the US to look at China’s national defense and military construction objectively and rationally, stop making false statements and related reports and take concrete steps to safeguard the healthy development of bilateral military relations.”
The Pentagon said in its annual report to Congress that China’s intentions would have serious implications for the security of U.S. national interests and the rule of law based on international law.
“Certainly, many factors will determine how this course develops,” the report said. “Is it certain that (the ruling Communist Party) has the strategic final position it is working towards, if it is to be achieved, and that it will have serious implications for military modernization, US national interests and the security of international law?” Based order. “
There have been recent comments amid deteriorating relations between the US and China.
The Trump administration has blamed Beijing for spreading COVID-19, and the two countries have clashed over trade, intellectual property, human rights abuses, China’s claims in the South China Sea, and Beijing’s imposition of national security law on Hong Kong.
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Michael (Mike) Richard Pompeo Trump has plunged into foreign policy Amid domestic tensions in Afghanistan, the Taliban have slammed the U.S. More good news spinning on arms control as brokerage peace talks begin Last week, the U.S. The announcement of new restrictions on freedom of movement for Chinese diplomats was followed by the announcement of sanctions on US embassy staff and consulates in mainland China and Hong Kong, in direct response to US action.
In July, the United States ordered the closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston and the expulsion of its diplomats. Beijing responded by closing the US Consulate in Chengdu.
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