On the afternoon of October 15, Colonel Wu Qian, director of the Information Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense and press spokesman of the Ministry of National Defense, released news on recent military issues. Reporter: On October 8, the US, Japan, India, and Australian navies held a “Malabar” joint exercise in the Indian Ocean. According to some reports, the move is aimed at dealing with China and strengthening the “quadripartite mechanism” between the US, Japan, India, and Australia in the field of security. Any comments on this please? Wu Qian: The Chinese side believes that defense and security cooperation between the countries concerned must not harm the interests of third parties or damage regional peace and stability. The so-called “four-sided mechanism” has completely been reduced to a political tool for the US to contain China's hegemony. We are resolutely opposed to the parties concerned using China everywhere to create factional confrontation and promote regional tension. Little gangs can't make up the atmosphere. The Asia-Pacific region is supposed to be a big stage for countries to work together, not a gladiatorial arena for geopolitical games. We demand that the countries concerned abandon the idea of zero and confrontation and do more things conducive to maintaining the common security of the region, rather than the other way around.

On the afternoon of October 15, Colonel Wu Qian, director of the Information Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense and press spokesman of the Ministry of National Defense, released news on recent military issues. Reporter: On October 8, the US, Japan, India, and Australian navies held a “Malabar” joint exercise in the Indian Ocean. According to some reports, the move is aimed at dealing with China and strengthening the “quadripartite mechanism” between the US, Japan, India, and Australia in the field of security. Any comments on this please? Wu Qian: The Chinese side believes that defense and security cooperation between the countries concerned must not harm the interests of third parties or damage regional peace and stability. The so-called “four-sided mechanism” has completely been reduced to a political tool for the US to contain China's hegemony. We are resolutely opposed to the parties concerned using China everywhere to create factional confrontation and promote regional tension. Little gangs can't make up the atmosphere. The Asia-Pacific region is supposed to be a big stage for countries to work together, not a gladiatorial arena for geopolitical games. We demand that the countries concerned abandon the idea of zero and confrontation and do more things conducive to maintaining the common security of the region, rather than the other way around.