China News Service, Beijing, May 5 (Xie Yanbing) Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian hosted a regular press conference on May 5.
A reporter asked: According to reports, US Secretary of Defense Austin said in a Senate hearing on the 3rd that China is a pressing challenge for the United States, and Russia is an urgent threat.
Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, also said that the U.S. is facing two major powers, China and Russia, both of which have strong military capabilities and are trying to fundamentally change the rules-based international order, and there is the possibility of serious conflicts between major powers. is rising.
what opinions do the Chinese have on this issue?
Zhao Lijian: Senior U.S. officials have recently said that China poses a pressing challenge, and they frequently accuse China of trying to change the rules-based international order. What they worry about is that the U.S.-style hegemonic order will be affected. International rules and "family laws and regulations" used to contain and suppress other countries have been challenged and opposed.
China has always been a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development, and a defender of the international order.
China has always pursued a defensive national defense policy and a military strategy of active defense.
China's military development is to safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests, and is not aimed at any country.
The growth of China's military power is entirely the growth of world peace power.
On the other hand, the United States' military expenditure ranks first in the world all year round, accounting for about a quarter of the world's total military expenditure, which is equivalent to the sum of the military expenditures of the next nine countries.
Recently, the United States has submitted a draft defense budget of about 813 billion US dollars for fiscal year 2023. What is the United States doing to maintain such a huge military expenditure?
Obsessing over "fist power" and indulging in the law of the jungle will not make America stronger, nor will it make America any safer.
What the US should do is to abandon the Cold War mentality and hegemonic obsession, view China's defense force development objectively and rationally, stop hyping up the China threat theory, stop making excuses for China, and find excuses for its own military spending and military expansion.
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