Responding to a Pentagon claim that corruption in China's military could hamper its modernisation, Beijing urges the US to "abandon its Cold War mentality". Foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian says the report "ignores facts, is full of bias and spreads the theory of the China threat". According to the US report, at least 15 high-ranking military officers and defence industry figures were removed from their posts between July and December after "a new wave of corruption-related investigations."
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00:00The report by the U.S. is the same as the previous similar report.
00:04It is blind to the facts, full of prejudice, and spreads the Chinese threat theory.
00:10It is just an excuse to maintain its military dominance.
00:15China is determined to be the world's peace force, stability force, and progress force.
00:21At the same time, we are also determined to defend the national sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
00:28We urge the U.S. to abandon its cold war mentality and dominance logic,
00:33to objectively and rationally view China's strategic intentions and national defense construction,
00:38to stop issuing such irresponsible reports every year,
00:42and to take action to maintain the stability of China-U.S. military relations.