The Chinese Defense Ministry has lodged a formal complaint with the U.S. regarding the Pentagon’s China military power report released a couple of weeks ago. “The Chinese side expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to the report and lodged solemn representations to the United States,” said ministry spokesperson Wu Qian. That report states an extremely aggressive American posture towards China, complete with pre-war rhetoric.
Wu said the U.S. has long been recognized as the troublemaker and violator of world peace and order, citing Iraq, Syria and Libya as examples and pointing out U.S. military operations have resulted in over 800,000 casualties and millions internally displaced. He said the U.S. should review its own behavior and contribute to the sound development of the bilateral relations.
Reiterating China’s firm stance on the one-China principle, Wu attributed the tensions in the Taiwan Strait to the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) refusal of national reunification and what he called foreign interference in Taiwan affairs. “‘Taiwan Independence’ is a dead end,” said Wu, warning the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will take all necessary measures to defeat any plots that attempt to separate Taiwan from China and resolutely defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
