According to RIA Novosti, he said this on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue international security conference in Singapore.

"The United States should be rational about China's development and growth, should not attack, denigrate, contain or pressure China, should not interfere in China's internal affairs and harm its interests, only in this way can the US-China relationship be improved," he was quoted as saying. Wei Fenghe China Central Television.

The Chinese minister stressed that stable relations between the armed forces "are of utmost importance for the development of bilateral interstate relations, the armies of the two countries should avoid conflict and confrontation."

On May 23, the White House clarified the words of American leader Joe Biden about the US readiness to defend Taiwan.