According to reports, the US Defense Secretary has requested the formulation of a 2025 version of the national defense strategy, which emphasizes deterring China in the Indo-Pacific region. The US military also plans to establish a large-scale pre-prepared combat warehouse in Subic Bay in the Philippines by 2026 to store weapons, equipment and logistics materials. In response, Ministry of Defense press spokesman Zhang Xiaogang said that in order to maintain its own hegemony and self-interest, the US side has repeatedly blamed China in an attempt to turn the Asia-Pacific region into a “powder keg” and individual countries into “cannon fodder.” This seriously harms the safety and welfare of people in the region. Facts have proven time and again that being an enemy of America is dangerous, but being a friend of America can be fatal. We urge the countries concerned not to lure wolves into their homes and be willing to use them as pawns to disrupt the hard-won peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region.

According to reports, the US Defense Secretary has requested the formulation of a 2025 version of the national defense strategy, which emphasizes deterring China in the Indo-Pacific region. The US military also plans to establish a large-scale pre-prepared combat warehouse in Subic Bay in the Philippines by 2026 to store weapons, equipment and logistics materials. In response, Ministry of Defense press spokesman Zhang Xiaogang said that in order to maintain its own hegemony and self-interest, the US side has repeatedly blamed China in an attempt to turn the Asia-Pacific region into a “powder keg” and individual countries into “cannon fodder.” This seriously harms the safety and welfare of people in the region. Facts have proven time and again that being an enemy of America is dangerous, but being a friend of America can be fatal. We urge the countries concerned not to lure wolves into their homes and be willing to use them as pawns to disrupt the hard-won peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region.