China Slams US New Air Defense Strategy, Says Plan Can Lead To Arms Race -Foreign Ministry

China opposes US new plan on boosting air defense capabilities and claims that Washington's strategy can incite a new arms race and undermine global power balance, the Chinese Foreign Ministry told Sputnik

BEIJING (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 18th January, 2019) China opposes US new plan on boosting air defense capabilities and claims that Washington's strategy can incite a new arms race and undermine global power balance, the Chinese Foreign Ministry told Sputnik.

On Thursday, the US Defense Department unveiled a new plan to strengthen and expand missile defense capabilities on land, sea and in space amid fears of a nuclear crisis with Russia and China.

"The US report is full of outdated concepts of 'cold war' and 'zero-sum games,' the document exaggerates the geopolitical confrontation and rivalry of powers, unreasonably speaks of a threat from China," a spokesperson for the ministry said.

The ministry stressed that "the actions of the US side are not constructive, can damage regional peace and security, influence the process of international nuclear disarmament, lead to an arms race, and undermine the strategic balance and stability in the world."

"China is expressing extreme discontent and strong objection in this connection," the ministry stressed.