China News Service, January 4th. According to the WeChat official account released by the Ministry of National Defense, the spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense Ren Guoqiang answered reporters' questions on the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for the 2021 fiscal year.
Ren Guoqiang pointed out that the China-related content of the above-mentioned bill adheres to the Cold War mentality, hype the so-called "Chinese military threat", advocates Sino-US strategic competition, flagrantly deviates from the basic norms of international relations, grossly interferes in China's internal affairs, and seriously violates the one-China principle and the three Sino-US alliances. The communiqué stipulates that the development of relations between the two militaries of China and the United States will be seriously undermined, and China's sovereignty, security, and development interests will be seriously damaged. China firmly opposes this and made solemn representations to the United States.
A reporter asked: According to media reports, on January 1, local time, the United States reviewed and approved the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021," which contains a number of China-related provisions.
The bill proposes to formulate a "government-wide strategy toward China" and implement the "Pacific Deterrence Initiative" to respond to China's military development, support continued arms sales to Taiwan, and adhere to existing interventionist positions on issues related to Hong Kong and Xinjiang.
In addition, US President Trump recently signed the "Comprehensive Appropriation Bill for Fiscal Year 2021", requiring the US government to normalize arms sales to Taiwan and further support Taiwan's participation in international organizations.
Do you have any comments on this?
Ren Guoqiang made the above response and said that China has always adhered to the path of peaceful development, upholds a common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable security concept, firmly pursues a defensive national defense policy and active defense military strategy, and insists on being a builder of world peace. , Contributor to global development, and defender of international order.
In recent years, the Chinese military has provided more and more public safety products in the fields of international peacekeeping, ocean escort, humanitarian relief and disaster reduction.
Especially since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia, the Chinese military has actively carried out international cooperation in the fight against the epidemic, contributing to the service and building of a human health community.
Facts have fully proved that the development of the Chinese military has not brought threats and challenges to the people of the world, but security and hope. The Chinese military has always been a staunch force for maintaining world peace.
Ren Guoqiang pointed out that out of self-interest, the U.S. advocates the implementation of the "Pacific Deterrence Initiative", continuously strengthens its military presence in the Asia-Pacific region, exaggerates military competition, and promotes military confrontation, exposing its consistent hegemonic nature and will only intensify regional tension and harm. World peace will ultimately harm the self-interest of the United States.
Ren Guoqiang said that Taiwan, Hong Kong, Xinjiang and other issues are related to China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and are purely China's internal affairs, and no external forces are allowed to interfere.
China's determination to safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests is unwavering.
What needs to be emphasized is that Taiwan is the sacred and indivisible territory of the motherland.
No matter how the US "uses Taiwan to control China", it is doomed to be wishful thinking.
We firmly oppose any form of official exchanges and military ties between any country and Taiwan, and we will never allow any person, organization, or political party to split any piece of Chinese territory from China at any time and in any form.
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army will take all necessary measures to resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Ren Guoqiang emphasized that we urge the US to follow the trend of peace and development, abandon the Cold War mentality and the concept of zero-sum game, take an objective view of China and the development of the Chinese military, immediately stop interfering in China's internal affairs, and not implement the China-related provisions of the bill.
We also look forward to the United States and China meeting each other halfway, jointly safeguarding the overall situation of the relations between China and the United States and the two militaries, and maintaining world peace and stability.