Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian Photo: Chinese Foreign Ministry

In response to the remarks of the US defense secretary Pete Hegseth that US doesn't want war with China, but will rebuild its military under President Donald Trump's leadership to prepare for war, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said that the relevant remarks of US official deliberately incite ideological confrontation and hype up the so-called "China threat" rhetoric.  

Lin said that we urge the US to stop projecting its own hegemonic mentality onto China, not to view China-US relations through the outdated lens of Cold War thinking, and not to use the guise of strategic competition to implement actual containment and suppression against China. China's position is clear and consistent. "Whether it's a tariff war or a trade war, whether it's a cold war or a hot war, they should not be fought and cannot be won," Lin said.

Global Times