10.04.2023, Moscow.
The Foreign Affairs article about China’s alleged preparations for war is yet another attempt to spin anti-Chinese hysteria in the United States, according to a report from the theater of war published in The Essence of Time newspaper.
The newspaper quotes an article from Foreign Affairs magazine stating that China is preparing for war and this should be taken seriously.
In particular, it points out that Chinese President Xi Jinping touched upon the need to prepare for war in four speeches. The government has stated the need to increase the defense budget by 7.2%.
The authors argue that something has changed in Xi’s rhetoric, and if he talks about war, we must believe him.
“The article is another attempt to cause a new round of anti-Chinese hysteria in the United States.
John Pomfret is a former Washington Post Beijing bureau chief who covered the 1989 student protests in Beijing, after which he was expelled from the country because of alleged ties to the instigators…
Matt Pottinger is one of the Trump administration’s key policy strategists on China during his tenure as deputy national security adviser from September 2019 to January 2021, and was previously director of Asia at the US National Security Council from 2017,” The Essence of Time‘s editorial reads.
Source: Rossa Primavera News Agency