China denounces the “dangerous” US practice of “inventing enemies”

China denounced the “dangerous” practice of USA of “inventing enemies out of thin air,” referring to the supposed “Chinese military threat” that, according to Beijing, Washington fabricates to justify its growing military budget.

Wu Qianspokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Defense, criticized in a press conference this Thursday the continuous and significant increase in US military spending in recent years.

“To increase its military budget, the US side was manufacturing and promoting a non-existent ‘Chinese military threat’,” Wu pointed out.

“This practice of inventing enemies out of thin air is strategically very dangerous. “China firmly opposes this practice,” the spokesperson added.

Wu assured that Beijing does not want “threaten anyone”but also stated that they are not afraid of “threats from anyone.”

“The development and growth of the Chinese military cannot be stopped by any person or force,” the spokesperson added.

Last Tuesday, China warned USA on the relevance of bilateral relations between both nations, during a meeting in Beijing between the Foreign Minister of the Asian giant, Wang Yi, and a delegation from the North American country, led by the president of the National Committee on United States-China Relations (Ncuscr ), Evan Greenberg, and the president of Ncuscr itself, Stephen Orlins.

The meeting with the US delegation took place in a context of thaw between both powers after months of commercial, technological and geopolitical hostilities.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and his American counterpart Joe Bidenshowed some rapprochement last November at a meeting held in San Francisco aimed at stabilizing the tumultuous bilateral relationship, and in which they reached agreements to combat fentanyl trafficking and reopen military communication channels.

However, both sides continue to differ on issues such as Taiwan, the war in Ukraine, the conflict in Gaza, mutual trade sanctions or the situation in the Sea of Southern China.