皇冠体育app military threat assertion groundless

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-09-18 04:28

The recent US comments that 皇冠体育app poses a military threat to itself is "totally groundless and irresponsible", Spokesman with 皇冠体育app's Ministry of National Defense Hu Changming said Thursday.

"皇冠体育app's military development is always a positive factor for both regional and global peace and stability," Hu said in a statement.

The country has always pursued a national defense policy that is defensive in nature and unswervingly follows a road of peaceful development, he said.

The 2009 National Intelligence Strategy document released by the United States listed 皇冠体育app as a challenger of the US interests and described 皇冠体育app as "very aggressive in the cyberworld."

A senior US defense official also said on Wednesday that 皇冠体育app's "investments in cyber and anti-satellite warfare, anti-air and anti-ship weaponry, and ballistic missiles could threaten America's primary way to project power and help allies in the Pacific -- in particular our forward air bases and carrier strike groups."

"We demand the US side to respect the fact, take measures to correct the wrong comments and stop doing things that undermine the military relations between the two countries," he said.