国防部：美日印澳“四边机制”已沦为美遏华维霸的政治工具
The MND: Quad has Become a Political Tool for the United States to Contain China and Maintain Its Hegemony
10月15日下午，国防部新闻局局长、国防部新闻发言人吴谦大校就近期涉军问题发布消息。
记者：10月8日，美国、日本、印度、澳大利亚海军在印度洋举行“马拉巴尔”联合训练。有报道称，此举旨在应对中国，并在安全保障领域强化美日印澳“四边机制”。请问对此有何评论？
Question: Naval forces from the United States, Japan, India and Australia conducted Exercise Malabar in the Indian Ocean on October 8th. Some reports say this exercise is directed at China and can enhance the Quad mechanism among these four countries in security areas. What’s your comment?
吴谦：中方认为，有关国家间的防务安全合作，不得损害第三方利益，不得损害地区和平稳定。所谓的“四边机制”，已完全沦为美遏华维霸的政治工具。我们坚决反对有关方处处拿中国说事，制造阵营对抗，推高地区紧张局势。小团伙成不了大气候。亚太地区理应是各国携手合作的大舞台，而不是地缘政治博弈的角斗场。我们要求有关国家摒弃零和对抗的执念，多做有利于维护地区共同安全的事，而不是相反。
Wu Qian: China believes that security cooperation among relevant countries should not harm the interests of any third party or undermine regional peace and stability. The so-called Quad mechanism has become a sheer political tool for the United States to contain China and maintain its hegemony. We firmly oppose relevant parties to use China as an excuse to stir up confrontation and escalate regional tensions. A small circle bloc will not make any big difference. The Asia-Pacific should be a grand stage where countries join hands to cooperate, rather than an arena for geopolitical competition. We require relevant countries to give up their obsession with zero-sum mindset and put more efforts on protecting regional security, instead of doing the opposite.