Chinese defense ministry stated Sunday that Washington is “accustomed to using” the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore to “stoke disputes, sow discord, and seek selfish interests” in response to US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s accusations against Beijing.
A statement made on the ministry’s WeChat account read, “China’s armed forces will work with other countries in the region to oppose hegemonism harming the Asia-Pacific region,” Zhang Xiaogang, the spokeswoman for the ministry.
According to the foreign ministry, China has objected to the US over Hegseth’s “vilifying” comments and accused the US of willfully ignoring regional countries’ calls for peace.
