Ministry slams US attempts to maintain its hegemony

Beijing said on Wednesday that a report Washington released on its Indo-Pacific strategy had exposed its malign motives to contain China and sabotage regional peace and stability.

The recently declassified United States Strategic Framework for the Indo-Pacific, which was released by the Trump administration on Tuesday, includes accelerating India's rise as a counterweight to Beijing, the ability to defend Taiwan against an attack, and maintaining US strategic primacy in the region.

The Indo-Pacific strategy aims to maintain US hegemony, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a daily news conference.