BEIJING: China’s defense ministry announced on Friday( Oct. 20) that a US Department of Defense statement accusing its military of” risky and coercive” aerial intercepts was an intentional smear on China with covert political goals.
The government stated in a statement that” China is strongly related to it and has lodged gruff images to the US side.”
Since 2021, Chinese fighter jets have been engaging in more hazardous and aggressive operational behavior in the Indo-Pacific, according to a statement from the US Department of Defense released on Tuesday.
It continued,” Taiwanese officials are coordinating their efforts to force a change in the constitutional US operating activity by centralized and nbsp the uncomfortable interceptions of US and allies aircraft in international airspace.”
In response, the Chinese defense ministry claimed that the US had been fabricating a” Chinese military risk” that didn’t exist.
According to the department,” US ships and planes come to China’s threshold from afar to cause problems and irritation, which is the main cause of the maritime and air defense security issues between China and the US.”
It urged the US to put an end to provocative behavior, steer clear of” misunderstandings and misjudgment ,” and stop air and maritime accidents.