China Accuses U.S. of ‘Bullying’ and Upsetting Peace in the Region

(Singapore) — China said it wants to help create a more secure Asia-Pacific, even as it lambasted the United States for “bullying” and disrupting peace in the region.

In his first international public address on Sunday, Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu was quick to take aim at the Western superpower, blaming it for “forcing its rules on others,” although he did not name the U.S.