The US Secretary of Defense exaggerates ‘China threat’ in his speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue, Chinese FM expresses strong dissatisfaction
2025-06-01 13:11:20 source：Global Times
June 1, 2025
It was reported that on Saturday, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivered a speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue, in which he exaggerated the so-called "China threat" and made negative remarks on Taiwan question and South China Sea issue.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry (FM) stated on Sunday that Hegseth ignored the calls of regional countries for peace and development, promoted a Cold War mentality of bloc confrontation, smeared and attacked China, and exaggerated the "China threat theory"—remarks that were full of provocation.
China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposed to these remarks and has made solemn representations to the US, the FM said.
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