China urges U.S. to stop hostile policies after U.S. passes defense bill

China on Thursday urged the U.S. to objectively and rationally treat China’s defense and military construction and stop introducing hostile policies toward China and shaping China into an opponent or even an enemy of the U.S. side. Tan Kefei, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks in response to the U.S. “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022,” which he said is full of Cold War mentality and ideological bias and smears China on multiple fronts. The act tries to smear China’s national defense policy and military development, and makes groundless accusations against China over Taiwan and Xinjiang-related issues, he said.
Noting that the act incites China’s containment in the Asia-Pacific and Latin America, he said that it stimulates economic, trade, scientific and technological competition with China and defies normal exchanges and cooperation between China and other countries. – CGTN