He said the U.S. in the report found fault with the just and normal defense construction of China while spreading "theory of military threats from China."

For China to beef up its limited military capacity is to defend its national independence and territorial integrity as it is not targeted against a specific country or an object, he said.

A country with no hostility towards China will neither doubt nor worry, he noted, demanding the U.S. side respect the truth and mend its thought and stop releasing such report.