Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning

When asked to comment on the claims by US Department of State that "This is OUR Hemisphere, and President Trump will not allow our security to be threatened," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Wednesday at a press conference that dividing spheres of influence and creating geopolitical confrontation will not make a country more secure, nor will it bring peace to the world. Shared security and cooperative security are the only sustainable paths to security, she added.

Global Times