The Chinese People’s Liberation Army on Tuesday accused the US of stoking tensions in the South China Sea as it released a muscular new military doctrine envisaging far-flung combat operations.
At the launch of a security white paper, PLA spokesman Yang Yujun said unnamed “outside powers” were trying to “tarnish the Chinese military’s reputation and create an atmosphere of exaggerated tension”.
“We cannot eliminate the possibility that this is to create excuses for the actions that certain countries may be planning to take,” said Colonel Yang. “This is not a new trick, and has been used many times in the past.”
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