Foreign Ministry Fires Back At Pentagon Report

The latest U.S. Dept. of Defense report on military and security developments in China is "in defiance of the facts," according to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"By hyping up 'China's military threat and the lack of transparency in military strength,' the report questions China's normal defense building and strategic intention and makes inappropriate remarks on China's justified actions of safeguarding territorial sovereignty and security interests in the South China...