China's Defence Minister has lashed out at the United States saying it is trying to turn Pacific nations against Beijing 'under the guise of multilateralism' in an attempt to 'to create conflict and confrontation'.
US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin on Saturday lashed out at China for creating instability in the region with its claims to Taiwan.
"The strategy is an attempt to build an exclusive small group in the name of a free and open Indo-Pacific to hijack countries in our region and target one specific country — it is a strategy to create conflict and confrontation to contain and encircle others." China has increasingly focused its attention on the Pacific region, with a recent security pact with the Solomon Islands causing concern for Australia and the US.
However General Wei dismissed the “smearing accusation” as he doubled down on the comments against the US saying it was “stirring up trouble” with Pacific nations. The comments follow accusations from the US stating that China had tested a hypersonic missile – a weapon which is harder for missile defence systems to counter.
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