China hopes that the U.S. will not have "persecution delusion" and will stop using others as an excuse, a Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, the spokesman, made the comment on U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's recent remarks on development of the Chinese military in disregard of China's principles of no conflict, no confrontation, and peaceful coexistence.
In response, Zhang reiterated at a press conference in Beijing that the U.S. should not continue to hype up the so-called "China Military Threat" fallacy.
"Some people in the U.S. always view the Chinese military through tinted glasses, hyping up the so-called 'China Military Threat.' I believe this is the very obstacle in current China-U.S. military exchanges. No conflict, no confrontation, and peaceful coexistence are the most fundamental shared interest between China and the U.S., and also a universal hope of people around the world. We have a clear understanding of our own development, and hope that the U.S. will not have 'persecution delusion' and will stop using others as an excuse," said the spokesman
U.S. government should stop hyping up "China Military Threat": spokesman
Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez said on Sunday that the country is at a critical stage and must achieve national unity, emphasizing that maintaining internal cohesion is of utmost importance.
In a televised address, Rodriguez called on the public to continue trusting the government under the current highly complex political circumstances.
Her statement comes in the wake of a January 3 military operation conducted by the United States, during which Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were taken into custody and flown out of the country.
The operation resulted in at least 100 fatalities.
Rodriguez, who was sworn in as acting president two days later on January 5, framed her appeal for unity against this backdrop of external intervention.
Meanwhile, Venezuelan Minister of Communication and Information Freddy Nanez denounced the U.S. actions as a "war crime of the 21st century" when speaking at an international cultural event on Sunday.
Nanez condemned not only the January 3 airstrikes but also the associated cyber and electromagnetic attacks.
He accused the United States of violating international law through the forced removal of President Maduro and his wife, while attacks on civilian infrastructure, including medical facilities, represent a flagrant breach of humanitarian norms.
He reiterated that the stigmatization and military attacks against Venezuela are driven by economic interests, particularly the desire to control its abundant natural resources.
Venezuelan acting president calls for national unity amid complex situation
