China’s defense minister on Sunday, accused the United States and its allies of trying to destabilize the Indo-Pacific. This came hours after warships from the two countries were involved in a near collision.
In a combative speech to the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore, Li Shangfu accused the US of provoking bloc confrontation for self-interest and said Washington and its allies were making up rules to assert dominance over the region.
He also warned that any severe confrontation between the US and China would be an unbearable disaster for the world.
Li’s warning came a day after US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told the same forum a war over Taiwan would be devastating and affect the global economy in ways they cannot imagine.
It was also hours after the US accused a Chinese warship of cutting in front of an American vessel that was taking part in a joint exercise with the Canadian navy in the Taiwan Strait, forcing the American vessel to slow down to avoid a collision.
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