The U.S., together with Japan, Australia, and the Philippines, brazenly spread the false accusation of “China threat” at the Shangri-La Dialogue and sought to use the East China Sea issue and the South China Sea issue to sow discord and incite confrontation between regional countries, said foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian at a regular press conference on June 3.

"China strongly deplores and firmly opposes it, and has made serious protests," Lin Jian stressed.

Bloc politics and confrontation are products of the Cold War mentality. They are incompatible with the trend of the times, and not welcomed by regional countries. Bloc politics and confrontation will not solve any problem, still less intimidate China. We will not flinch in defending China’s territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests. We call on the U.S. and its allies to stop the smears and vilification, stop distorting facts and shifting blames on maritime issues, stop patching together exclusive mini-groups, and stop disrupting the effort of relevant parties to resolve the issues through dialogue and consultation and defend regional peace and stability, said Lin Jian.

(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China)