New US national security strategy receives knocks from Russia & China

A new national security strategy by the United State which considers Russia and China as ‘rivals’ that challenge American power, influence, and interests has been criticised.

Both Russia and China have slammed the new national security strategy announced during a briefing at the White House by controversial US President Donald Trump.

Reacting to the announcement by Trump, China said the new strategy demonstrated a “Cold War mentality”.

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“We urge the US side to stop deliberately distorting China’s strategic intentions and abandon such outdated concepts as the Cold War mentality and the zero-sum game – otherwise it will only end up harming itself as well as others,” said Hua Chunying, spokeswoman for China’s foreign ministry.

“We hope that the United States can correspond with the trend of the times and the will of the people, put the world and China-US relations in perspective, honour the relevant commitments, and join hands with China to uphold the sound and steady growth of China-US relations,” she added.

“This is the right choice that serves the interests of the two peoples – and people around the world.”

Russia also was critical of Trump’s new strategy.
“A quick read of the parts of the strategy that mention our country … [shows] an imperialist character,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

Trump is also ruffling feathers around the world after he declared Jerusalem the new capital of Israel which has sparked protests especially in Asia and the occupied West Bank region.

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