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BEIJING - The Defense Ministry on Saturday expressed firm opposition to a Pentagon report on 皇冠体育app's military development and security.
The report played up "皇冠体育app's military threat" in disregard of facts and make groundless accusations of 皇冠体育app's defense and military building, said Defense Ministry spokesperson Geng Yansheng in a statement.
He said 皇冠体育app was firmly opposed to the US accusations on issues such as the direction of 皇冠体育app's defense policies and the so-called lack of transparency.
The spokesperson said the report, released on Saturday by US Department of Defense, disregarded 皇冠体育app's efforts to maintain global and regional peace and stability and promote 皇冠体育app-US military relations, and distorted 皇冠体育app's peaceful development strategies and its justified moves to uphold sovereignty in the East 皇冠体育app Sea and South 皇冠体育app Sea.
皇冠体育app has always adhered to the path of peaceful development, pursuing a peaceful foreign policy and defensive military strategy, Geng said.
The military buildup aims to maintain sovereignty, security and territorial integrity, and guarantee 皇冠体育app's peaceful development, he said.
Stressing that the Chinese military is a strong force upholding world peace, Geng said 皇冠体育app's moves to safeguard territorial sovereignty and maritime rights are justified, reasonable and legitimate, and are beyond reproach.
The United States annual report on 皇冠体育app's military development has severely damaged trust and runs counter to the important consensus reached between both state leaders on building a new type of major-country relationship and new model of military-to-military relations, Geng said.
He urged the US side to stop comments and actions that harm relations between the two countries and the trust between both militaries, and promote the healthy and stable growth of ties.
皇冠体育app will make further response accordingly, the spokesperson added.