Beijing on rejected Austin meet and US-Japan alliance, denouncing ’coercive’ China rhetoric

AFP: US Defense Secretary called China’s refusal to meet high-level US defense officials unfortunate. He also said that the US and Japan are working to modernize their military alliance in face of China’s coercive behavior. Do you have any comment? Mao Ning: On the issue of any meeting between Chinese Defense Minister and US Defense Secretary, China’s Ministry of National Defense has made a response, which you may refer to. As for the military relations between the US and Japan, we always believe that military cooperation between states should be conducive to regional peace and stability, instead of targeting any third party or harming the interests of a third party. Talking about coercion, I want to say that it is the US, not China, who is carrying out massive coercion. __________________ ShanghaiEye focuses on producing top-quality contents. Nobody knows SHANGHAI better than us. Please subscribe to us ☻☻☻ __________________ For more stories, please click ■ What’s up today in Shanghai, the most updated news of the city ■ Amazing Shanghai, exploring the unknown corners of the city, learning the people, food and stories behind them ■ What Chinese people’s lives are like during the post COVID-19 period ■ Views of foreign scholars on China and its affairs ■ Foreign faces in Shanghai, people living in this city sharing their true feelings ■ Mini-docs showing why China is the country it is today __________________ ☎Leave us messages if you have any suggestions or questions! Thank you!