China has been rapidly modernizing its military and seeking to expand its influence and ambitions in the region
— China's defense minister accused the United States on Sunday of trying to"hijack" the support of countries in the Asia-Pacific region to turn them against Beijing, saying Washington is seeking to advance its own interests"under the guise of multilateralism."
Last year U.S. officials accused China of testing a hypersonic missile, a weapon harder for missile defense systems to counter, but China insisted it had been a"routine test of a spacecraft." China has squared off with the Philippines and Vietnam, among others, over maritime claims and Wei said it was up to the countries in the region to find their own solutions.
Austin on Saturday accused China of threatening to change the status quo on Taiwan with a"steady increase in provocative and destabilizing military activity" near the island.
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