China blasts US for report that 'sows discord' with India

CHINA-PAKISTAN COOPERATION ALSO HIGHLIGHTED

- KJM VARMA

CHINA ON THURSDAY denounced a Pentagon report, which accused Beijing of leveraging reduced border tensions with India to undermine US-India ties while deepening defence ties with Pakistan as an attempt to sow discord with false narratives.

"The Pentagon's report distorts China's defence policy, sows discord between China and other countries, and aims at finding a pretext for the US to maintain its military supremacy," Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian told a media briefing in Beijing when asked about the US Department of War report submitted to the American Congress.

China firmly opposes the report, Lin said.

Separately, Chinese Defence Ministry spokesman Zhang Xiaogang denounced the Pentagon report, which also highlighted the cooperation between China and Pakistan in sectors such as defence and space, with plans to set up a military base.