Q: According to the recent reports of US media, a US official said that it was China that proposed to put off the Second Round of China-US Diplomatic and Security Dialogue. What are your further comments to that?

A: The claim that the Chinese side proposed to postpone the Second Round of China-US Diplomatic and Security Dialogue distorts the facts and is out of ulterior motives and very irresponsible. The Chinese side is strongly dissatisfied with that. The fact is that the US side said to the Chinese side that they hope to put off the Second Round of China-US Diplomatic and Security Dialogue. We urge the relevant party to stop creating something out of thin air and spreading rumors.