On the afternoon of April 9, Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, spokesman of the Ministry of National Defense, released a message on recent military issues.

  Reporter: According to US media disclosures, the US Defense Minister signed a secret internal guidance memorandum, treating China as the "only threat of pressing step by step", and regarding "stop the mainland from seizing Taiwan" and strengthening local defense as the main priorities. What is the spokesperson’s comment?

  Zhang Xiaogang: We have noticed the relevant reports. I think the US's "fatality and paranoidness towards China" is becoming increasingly serious. Taking China as a threat is a serious strategic misjudgment and will only bring disastrous consequences. It should be emphasized that China will eventually be unified and will inevitably be unified. This is a historical trend that cannot be stopped by anyone or any force.

[Editor in charge: Liu Yang]