The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command has issued tough rhetoric against us! On April 23, according to foreign media reports, U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Samuel Paparo stated that facing a "aggressive" China, the United States needs to deploy more maritime combat forces in the region. China is rapidly expanding and modernizing its military capabilities, and its increasingly aggressive and violent actions toward Taiwan, along with other "provocative pressure tactics," are intensifying.
Paparo claimed that China is building a "global military force," projecting power not only in surrounding regions but also attempting to "set rules for global relations." The United States must comprehensively accelerate the production of ships, weapons, and other equipment to respond to regional security challenges. Clearly, this statement from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command reveals its intent to contain us quite blatantly. While we are merely investing normally in national defense, he apparently sees us as a rival seeking to challenge American hegemony.
Evidently, this narrative of exaggerating China's "threat" is essentially a pretext to justify America's own military expansion and secure increased military funding. It is crystal clear: the United States just invaded Venezuela, and now it is targeting Iran—when it comes to increasingly aggressive and violent actions, as well as provocative pressure tactics, the U.S. is truly "in the lead." By constantly undermining international order and trampling on international law, the U.S. then accuses others of wrongdoing—its double standards have become completely unmasked. In a context where U.S. credibility is increasingly collapsing, such rhetoric from the American military cannot deceive the international community; instead, it only further exposes its inherent nature of endless militarism.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1863223388870667/
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