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 China’s defense minister accused the U.S. of “smearing” Beijing and said Washington is trying to “hijack” countries in the Indo-Pacific region.

Wei Fenghe, speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, said the burden of improving the troubled U.S.-China ties lies on Washington.

“We request the U.S. side to stop smearing and containing China. Stop interfering in China’s internal affairs. The bilateral relationship cannot improve unless the U.S. side can do that,” he told delegates at the dialogue, Asia’s top defense conference.

“However, if you want confrontation, we will fight to the end. The two militaries should make positive efforts for a positive relationship,” Wei added.

Wei said U.S. President Joe Biden’s new Indo-Pacific strategy leads to “conflict and confrontation.”

The U.S. announced its Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, or IPEF, in May as part of its strategy for the region.  The IPEF involves 13 countries and excludes China.

Some talk out of both side of the mouth, or that could be ... 

 Just a "Loose Lips" thought