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xinhua news agency, beijing, september 26 (li xiaoming, zhou wenjian) the ministry of national defense held a regular press conference on the 26th. ministry of national defense spokesperson zhang xiaogang answered reporters’ questions.

the united states is hyping up the so-called "china military threat" in order to find excuses to expand its own military power.

a reporter asked: according to reports, us deputy secretary of state campbell claimed at a recent panel meeting of the house foreign affairs committee that china is the "biggest challenge in history" to the united states and that china's threat has surpassed the cold war. the u.s. defense strategy council released the "2022 u.s. defense strategy review report," which concluded that the u.s. has outstanding problems such as an outdated national defense strategy, irrational military structure, and insufficient defense industry production capacity, making it unable to deal with the dual threats of china and russia. any comment on this?

zhang xiaogang said that in recent years, the united states has mirrored china with its hegemonic thinking, viewed the chinese military from the perspective of competition and threat, and exaggerated and hyped the so-called "china military threat" to the point of hopelessness. its intention is only to expand its own military power makes excuses. china has always firmly opposed the words and deeds of the united states that uphold a cold war mentality, create intensification of conflicts, and harm china's strategic security and interests.

zhang xiaogang said that china is a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development, and a defender of the international order. it firmly pursues a defensive national defense policy and strengthens national defense and military modernization, aiming to safeguard its own security and development interests and add peace to the world. dividend. as we all know, the united states is the biggest challenge threatening world peace and the "source" of war and conflicts. playing the "china card" cannot cure america's own problems. we ask the united states to establish a correct understanding of china, view china's military development and strategic intentions objectively and rationally, and do more things that are conducive to maintaining relations between the two countries and their militaries and promoting regional peace and stability.