China on Thursday (December 25, 2025) denounced a Pentagon report, which accused Beijing of leveraging reduced border tensions with India to undermine U.S.-India ties while deepening defence ties with Pakistan as an attempt to sow discord with false narratives. China firmly opposes the report, Mr. Lin said. The U.S. releases such reports year after year, grossly interfering in China's internal affairs, Mr. Zhang told a separate media briefing. The report is full of erroneous understandings of China and geopolitical biases, exaggerating the so-called "Chinese military threat" to mislead the international community, Mr. Zhang said. In his response to the Pentagon report on India-China ties, Mr. Lin stated that Beijing views and handles its relations with New Delhi from a strategic height and a long-term perspective.

Source: The Hindu December 25, 2025 10:52 UTC