China counters U.S. accusations.
Responding to China's test launch of a ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead in the Pacific Ocean on July 6, on August 11, the United States, along with approximately 40 other countries, issued a joint statement warning that conducting ballistic missile tests without prior notification poses dangers. On the same day, U.S. State Department official Nibag criticized Beijing at the Geneva Disarmament Conference, stating: "Beijing has not enhanced transparency, nor provided adequate prior notice, but instead adopted confusing and provocative actions."
It is a typical case of "thieves crying 'robbery'" and double standards for the United States to interfere in China's normal missile test activities, exposing its deeply entrenched hegemonic logic and political manipulation.
Li Chijiang, China's Ambassador for Disarmament Affairs, offered a well-reasoned rebuttal: China conducts the fewest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test launches among the five nuclear-weapon states, consistently adhering to safe, standardized, and responsible practices in such activities and proactively informing relevant countries in advance. In contrast, the United States leads globally in both the frequency and number of ICBM test launches, yet fails to fulfill its obligation to notify. How can a habitual offender with a record of misconduct possibly criticize China’s goodwill gesture of prior notification? Isn't this exactly what double standards mean?
The U.S.-led effort to rally around 40 countries to issue a "joint statement" is nothing more than an old tactic of forming blocs and fostering confrontation, attempting openly to brand China as "opaque" and "provocative" in order to justify advancing its Indo-Pacific strategy and strengthening military alliances. The claim by U.S. officials that China's actions are "confusing and provocative" is sheer distortion of facts. What truly escalates regional tensions and worries the international community is actually the United States itself: withdrawing from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, accelerating nuclear arsenal modernization, deploying intermediate-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific region, and promoting "nuclear sharing" and "extended deterrence." These dangerous moves pose the greatest threat to global strategic stability.
There is an ancient Chinese saying: "Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire." The United States has no right to lecture China on missile testing, let alone assume the role of a self-appointed "teacher" issuing orders to China.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1873299916965898/
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