BEJING, Nov 4 China's People's Liberation Army continues training in case of war and strongly opposes any form of separatism in Taiwan, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Tan Kefei said. overstepping all bounds in their efforts to «use Taiwan to control China», all of which grossly violates the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China, and is a serious threat to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait,» he said, commenting on the US national defense strategy report. which contains negative references to China.
In late October, the Pentagon published a national defense strategy. It states that the United States sees its task in reducing the risks of nuclear war, and in order to achieve this goal, it will seek to cooperate with other nuclear powers. The strategy describes Russia as an acute threat that poses risks to Washington's interests and values. Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin, commenting on the document, noted that «PRC is the only rival that intends to reshape the international order and that has the growing power to do so.»
The situation around Taiwan escalated after a visit to the island in early August Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. China, which considers the island one of its provinces, condemned Pelosi's visit, seeing in this step US support for Taiwanese separatism, and held large-scale military exercises.