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The top US general who is visiting the Indo-Pacific region has also made a big fuss about the Chinese army and hyped up the so-called "China threat theory." According to the Associated Press reported on the 24th, Mark Milley, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, claimed that the Chinese military has become "more aggressive and dangerous" in the past five years. In response to the frequent exaggeration of the "China threat theory" by some US politicians, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian previously said that what the US side should do is to abandon the Cold War mentality and hegemonic obsession and stop hyping up the "China threat theory".
"The message conveyed by the Chinese military in the air and at sea has increased dramatically, and the message conveyed in this particular region has clearly become more aggressive," claims Mark Milley. Mark Milley also reportedly claimed that the number of interceptions by Chinese aircraft and ships against the United States and its partners, including Canada, Australia and Japan, in the Pacific has increased significantly, and the number of "unsafe interactions" has also increased in a similar proportion.
The report mentioned a video call between Li Zuocheng, a member of the Central Military Commission and chief of staff of the Joint Staff of the Central Military Commission, on July 7 with Mark Milley. According to the website of the Chinese Ministry of National Defense, Li Zuocheng stressed on the same day that China has no room for compromise and concession on issues related to the core interests of the country, and if someone provokes arbitrarily, it will inevitably be countered by the Chinese people. The Chinese side demands that the US side abide by the one-China principle and the stipulations of the three joint communiques, stop driving back in history, stop US-Taiwan military collusion, and avoid impacting Sino-US relations and stability in the Taiwan Strait. The Chinese military will resolutely defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The Associated Press reported Mark Millie's remarks to reporters accompanying reporters after referring to the Chinese military's stance on the Taiwan issue and continuing to hype up the so-called "China wants to build a military base in the Solomon Islands." Milley claimed that China "is trying to expand its influence throughout the [Indo-Pacific]" region and that "the potential consequences are not necessarily beneficial to our allies and partners in the region."
Mark Milley declined to provide a specific number of "unsafe interactions" between China and U.S. and its allies' aircraft and ships, but the report mentioned that U.S. Defense Secretary Austin claimed in a speech in Singapore last month that the number of "unsafe interceptions" of PLA aircraft and ships Chinese "alarmingly increased." The report further mentioned that in February, Australia accused Chinese naval vessels of using lasers to illuminate a Australian anti-submarine patrol aircraft, and in June, the Canadian Ministry of Defence claimed that Chinese military aircraft repeatedly interfered with Canadian military aircraft carrying out UN sanctions against North Korea in international airspace.
For these two incidents, in fact, the Chinese military responded at the first time and disclosed the truth of the incident.
Regarding the encounter between China and Australia warships and planes, Defense Ministry spokesman Tan Kefei pointed out in February that the relevant contents of the Australian statement are completely inconsistent with the facts. On February 17, the Australian P-8 anti-submarine patrol aircraft arrived in the airspace around our ship formation, and the nearest was only 4 kilometers away from our ship. In the whole process of encountering the Australian military aircraft, the Chinese ships have always maintained safe, standardized and professional operations, in line with relevant international law and practice.
Tan Kefei said at the time that from the photos taken by our ship, it can be seen that the Australian plane is very close to our ship, and it also dropped sonar buoys around our ship. Such malicious provocative behavior is very easy to lead to misunderstanding and misjudgment, posing a threat to the safety of ships and personnel on both sides. At the same time, the Australian side also deliberately spread false information and made false accusations against the Chinese side. We express our firm opposition to the above-mentioned acts of the Australian side, and we demand that the Australian side immediately stop similar provocative and dangerous actions and stop making groundless accusations and smears against the Chinese side, so as not to affect the overall situation of relations between the two countries and two militaries.
In response to Canada's speculation about the encounter between Chinese and Canadian military aircraft, Wu Qian, spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense, responded in June that recently, the Canadian military aircraft have increased their reconnaissance and provocation of China's approach under the pretext of implementing the UN Security Council resolution, endangering China's national security and endangering the safety of front-line personnel on both sides. In response to the Provocative Acts and unfriendly and unprofessional operations of the Canadian side, the Chinese armed forces quickly adopted reasonable, powerful, safe and professional measures to deal with them, and made solemn representations to the Canadian side through diplomatic channels. The Chinese side urges the Canadian side to face up to the seriousness of the situation, strictly restrain the front-line troops, and refrain from committing any risky and provocative acts, otherwise all serious consequences arising therefrom will be borne by the Canadian side.
Mark Milley arrived in Indonesia on July 24, following a visit to Indonesia by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 2008, following Mike Mullen, then chairman of the U.S. Military Chiefs of Staff. Mark Milli will meet with Andika, commander-in-chief of indonesia's national army.
This is not the first time that the top U.S. military general has hyped up the so-called "China threat theory." Last December, Mark Milley claimed that China was expanding its military power to "revise the global order" and "change the national security framework after World War II," according to the Wall Street Journal. In a speech at Duke University last November, Mark Millie declared that "China is the greatest military threat to the United States," CBS reported.
In response to the frequent manipulation of US politicians and the continuous hype of the "China threat theory", Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian pointed out in May this year that China has always been a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development, and a defender of international order. China has always pursued a defensive national defense policy and a military strategy of active defense. China's military development is aimed at safeguarding national sovereignty, security and development interests, and is not aimed at any country. The growth of China's military strength is entirely the growth of the world's peace forces. In contrast, the United States ranks first in the world for many years, accounting for about 1/4 of the world's total military expenditure, which is equivalent to the sum of the military expenditure of the next 9 countries. "Obsessing over the 'power of the fist' and indulging in the 'law of the jungle' will not make the United States stronger or safer." What the US side should do is to abandon the Cold War mentality and hegemonic obsession, view the development of China's national defense forces objectively and rationally, stop hyping up the 'China threat theory', stop talking about China, and find excuses for increasing military spending and expanding military strength. Zhao Lijian said.