U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has published an article in the U.S. magazine Foreign Affairs titled “The Rebalance and Asia-Pacific Security: Building a Principled Security Network.” Carter wrote that the U.S. was committed to building a principled and inclusive security network in the region. 

China’s defense ministry spokesman called on the U.S. to reflect on its own words and deeds before making accusations against other countries.

“Mr. Carter wrote about inclusiveness, which is a good thing in itself. However, what we see is only an inclusiveness toward its allies, which sometimes amounts to indulgence,” said Wu Qian, China’s ministry of National Defense spokesman.

“As long as it’s with an ally, the U.S. will unconditionally provide favor, regardless of the merits of the issue at hand. But with China and other non-allies, the U.S. will not hesitate to make accusations through publishing articles or conducting military provocation, showing little sign of inclusiveness. 

“At the end of the article, Mr. Carter claimed that in the past 70-odd years, the U.S. has been supplying security, which he likened to oxygen, for the world. We can’t help but ask: Is it oxygen or smoke from gunpowder, if we consider what U.S. troops have done in the DPRK and Vietnam, and in Iraq and Libya? 

“We hope certain people in the U.S. can reflect on their own words and deeds before making accusations against other countries.”