While the Chinese government has not yet officially responded to the recent U.S. Department of Defense report on the Chinese military, People’s Daily issued a report blasting the findings:
China lashed out at the United States on Sunday, rejecting a Pentagon report about Beijing’s defense buildup as exaggerated and misleading, and saying that such rhetoric threatened attempts to improve military and trade links.
“Once again this (annual) report one-sidedly plays up the ‘China threat,'” said an editorial in the People’s Daily newspaper. “The report, which attempts to mislead international opinions with falsehoods, obviously runs counter to developing bilateral ties and military relations between the two countries.” [Full text]
