Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Thursday said he opposed bloc confrontation and a new "Cold War" in an obscure warning to the United States, which has been involved in escalating competition with China, Kyodo News reported. In a keynote address at the Boao Forum for Asia, Li insisted China "will always be a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development and a defender of international order" despite growing concerns over China’s arms buildup and increased military pressure on Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own.
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