China committed to peaceful development, defensive policy, says Chinese foreign ministry

July 4, 2024 - 4:49 PM
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China's foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning attends a press conference in Beijing, China July 26, 2023. (Reuters/Tingshu Wang/File Photo)

 China is committed to peaceful development and a defensive policy, and does not pose a threat, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday.

A prominent Philippine senator said on social media that she has knowledge of a Chinese plan to target her country with hypersonic missiles, though the national security council said it was unaware of any such security threat.

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“I don’t know where the senator got the information,” ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said addressing a query at a regular press briefing.

—Reporting by Mei Mei Chu; Writing by Bernard Orr; Editing by Christopher Cushing