China tells West to stop creating ‘imaginary enemies’

[beijingwalker]

China tells West to stop creating ‘imaginary enemies’​

14 January 2023

Washington and Tokyo need to abandon their Cold War mentality and stop inventing enemies in the Asia-Pacific region, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Friday. He described a recent joint statement by American and Japanese foreign and defense ministers as containing “groundless smears and attacks” on China.

“We urge the US and Japan to abandon the Cold-War mentality and ideological bias, stop creating imaginary enemies and stop trying to sow the seeds of a new Cold War in the Asia-Pacific,” Wang told reporters at a regular briefing in Beijing.

Wang’s declaration came in response to the joint statement by the US-Japan Security Consultative Committee issued on Wednesday, which declared the alliance between Washington and Tokyo as “the cornerstone of regional peace, security, and prosperity.”

The document states that China represents “the greatest strategic challenge in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond,” and is signed by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, and Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada.

According to Wang, however, the US and Japan are instead “finding pretexts for military build-up and wilful use of force,” creating division and confrontation.

“They claim to uphold the rules-based international order, but what they do is trampling on international law and the basic norms governing international relations and grossly interfering in other countries’ internal affairs,” Wang told reporters.

The Asia-Pacific is “an anchor for peace and development, not a wrestling ground for geopolitical competition,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman insisted, adding that most of the countries in the world are “for justice and against hegemonism,” preferring cooperation to confrontation.

Asked about Washington’s publicly announced plans to restrict Beijing’s access to semiconductor technology, Wang said China will “resolutely safeguard our own interests.”

He accused the US of abusing export controls and weaponizing trade “in order to perpetuate its hegemony and selfish interests.” This not only “severely violates market rules” but also disrupts international trade, he insisted.
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[Akritas]

How many warships does China build a year?
Isn't China leading the development and expansion of the so-called Eurasian NATO, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization?
For China to blame the West, which lavishly invested and continues to invest trillions in its country for 30 years, is an oxymoron.

 

[beijingwalker]

How many warships does China build a year?
Isn't China leading the development and expansion of the so-called Eurasian NATO, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization?
For China to blame the West, which lavishly invested and continues to invest trillions in its country for 30 years, is an oxymoron.

How much China invests in her military, how much US does? China is the world 2nd biggest economy while the percentage of her defence budget is one of the lowest in the world.

Defense Spending by Country 2023

Country	2020 Spending	% GDP 2020
United States	$766.58 Bn	3.70%
China	$244.93 Bn	1.70%
India	$73.00 Bn	2.90%
Russia	$66.84 Bn	4.30%

 

[etylo]

How many warships does China build a year?
Isn't China leading the development and expansion of the so-called Eurasian NATO, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization?
For China to blame the West, which lavishly invested and continues to invest trillions in its country for 30 years, is an oxymoron.

How much US and NATO spend on military budgets a year, and how much China spends ? China spends only a quarter of US military budget a year. Know your facts before you open your foul mouth on China.

 

[Akritas]

How much China invests in her military, how much US does? China is the world 2nd biggest economy while the percentage of her defence budget is one of the lowest in the world.

Defense Spending by Country 2023

Country	2020 Spending	% GDP 2020
United States	$766.58 Bn	3.70%
China	$244.93 Bn	1.70%
India	$73.00 Bn	2.90%
Russia	$66.84 Bn	4.30%

This is what you should have brought me as an example, the escalation of China's military expenditure.....

How much US and NATO spend on military budgets a year, and how much China spends ? China spends only a quarter of US military budget a year. Know your facts before you open your foul mouth on China.

I have no doubt that the US is the number one military spender. I mentioned that China is escalating its own spending, which of course also brings reactions from its neighboring countries, such as e.g. Japan. So learn to see the forest, and not just the trees, and watch your silly verbal expressions.

 

[beijingwalker]

This is what you should have brought me as an example, the escalation of China's military expenditure.....

China's economy grows fast and China raises her defence budget to match her growing economy but China still has one of the lowest defence budget rate in the world, what's wrong with it? So no matter how fast China's economy becomes, the defence budget should remain the same? what did you get this moronic logic?

 

[Akritas]

China's economy grows fast and China raises her defence budget to match her growing economy but China still has one of the lowest defence budget rate in the world, what's wrong with it? So no matter how fast China's economy becomes, the defence budget should remain the same? what did you get this moronic logic?

I answered you before, that it was not only the military expenditures, but also the political movements of China, such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the recent statement of the Xi on Cogress called for faster military growth.

 

[Beast]

I answered you before, that it was not only the military expenditures, but also the political movements of China, such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the recent statement of the Xi on Cogress called for faster military growth.

That is nonsense. SCO is nothing compare to NATO and defense pact signed by western and Japan. How many times US surveillance plane flown near Chinese coast compare to Chinese of US coast.

 

[REhorror]

That is nonsense. SCO is nothing compare to NATO and defense pact signed by western and Japan. How many times US surveillance plane flown near Chinese coast compare to Chinese of US coast.

China ACG should do more Guam-patrol, and gradually move closer to California.

 

[Beast]

China ACG should do more Guam-patrol, and gradually move closer to California.

Definitely it will if USN decide to further escalate the problem.

 

[REhorror]

Definitely it will if USN decide to further escalate the problem.

They kind of already do.