China News Service, Beijing, November 19 (Huang Yuqin) In response to the US Navy Secretary’s recent call to rebuild the First Fleet in response to the so-called "China threat", Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a regular press conference on the 19th that some Americans are used to Playing up the so-called "China threat" is essentially creating an excuse for the US to expand its military power and increase its military expenditure. The real intention is to seek regional and world hegemony.
A reporter asked. US Secretary of the Navy Braithwaite recently expressed his desire to establish a new numbered fleet at the junction of the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. He also said that it is not enough to fight against China's Seventh Fleet in Japan.
What is China's comment?
Zhao Lijian said that China has unswervingly followed the path of peaceful development and has always been a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development, and a defender of international order.
China's development is the growth of the world's peace forces, an opportunity rather than a threat.
Some people in the United States are accustomed to exaggerating the so-called "China threat." In essence, they are creating excuses for the expansion of the US military and increasing military spending. The real intention is to seek regional and world hegemony.
Zhao Lijian emphasized, “The United States has the largest military expenditure in the world, with military bases all over the world, and the United States has not fought a war in only 16 years in the 240-year history of its founding. The United States has frequently accused other countries of threats. This is ridiculous logic.” We urge the US to abandon the Cold War mentality. The outdated concept of the zero-sum game provides an objective and rational view of China’s development and plays a constructive role in the peace and stability of the Asia-Pacific region.
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