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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, June 1 (Xinhua) — Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang on Sunday expressed serious dissatisfaction and strong disagreement with the negative remarks about China made by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue.
As Zhang Xiaogang noted, the US Defense Secretary’s remarks are filled with deep-rooted hegemonic logic, bullying practices and Cold War mentality, constitute a serious infringement on China’s sovereignty, rights and interests, and distort the policies and positions of the Chinese side.
According to Zhang Xiaogang, these statements also ignore the joint efforts of countries in the region to safeguard prosperity and stability, and run counter to the common aspiration of all countries for peace and development. “We express serious dissatisfaction and resolute opposition to this,” the official said.
Zhang Xiaogang noted that the United States is increasing its military presence in the Asia-Pacific region, grossly interfering in the internal affairs of other countries and inflaming tensions.
“The facts have shown time and again that the United States, going against the grain and acting willfully, will ultimately only hurt itself,” the official warned.
He recalled that the Taiwan issue is an exclusively internal affair of China. The United States has no right to make irresponsible statements on this issue, much less try to use it as a tool to contain China, Zhang Xiaogang said.
He added that the People’s Liberation Army will firmly safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity and resolutely suppress all separatist plans for “Taiwan independence” and any external interference.
Zhang Xiaogang stated that the United States, which seeks to destabilize the situation in the South China Sea by joining forces with other countries and escalating the situation, is the “biggest threat” to peace and stability in the region.
Noting that China has always stood guard over peace and development in the Asia-Pacific region, Zhang Xiaogang assured that the Chinese armed forces will work with regional countries to oppose hegemonism that harms the region, resist the region’s involvement in geopolitical conflicts, and oppose any country or force that brings war and chaos to the region. –0–