Washington hypes up threat theory for its own agenda

Editor's note: A report the United States Department of Defense submitted to Congress on Thursday portrays China's armed forces as a threat to the world order Washington claims to have built. China Daily reporter Li Yang comments:

The report, which covers a range of China's efforts to modernize its military, paints Beijing as a growing threat to not only the Asia-Pacific region but also the Arctic region and beyond. More importantly, it makes no secret of the US' intention to act if Taiwan faces a threat from Beijing.

Like most of the US' so-called studies and analyses on other countries, the report pieces together carefully selected "evidence" from various sources to serve Washington's interests. No wonder the report highlights the US' Indo-Pacific strategy, whose main aim is to contain China and other countries that are not US allies.