China on Monday rejected comments by the Philippines about its V-J Day anniversary celebrations and reaffirmed its commitment to world peace.
"Those words do not deserve comment," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei said at a daily press conference.
Hong's remarks came after a statement from Philippine defense ministry spokesman Peter Paul Galvez on Sunday, who said the department welcomed the Chinese leadership's recent announcement affirming its commitment to peace, but questioned why the country displayed offensive weaponry at the Sept. 3 parade.
The parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II was notable for the public display of China's most powerful military hardware, including fighters, anti-ship missiles and ICBMs. Manila, which has territorial disputes with Beijing in the South China Sea, surmised that one purpose of the parade was to intimidate, as some of these weapons could potentially be used against Philippine forces in the event of a conflict.
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