Lieutenant General Jing Jianfeng, a Chinese defense official, denounced the US Indo-Pacific strategy as an effort to create an Asia-Pacific version of NATO, aiming to uphold American hegemony in the region. His remarks responded to US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s speech at the Shangri La Dialogue, where he emphasized strengthening alliances. Jing warned regional countries against aligning with the US strategy, cautioning that it would tether them to American interests. He accused the US of promoting division and confrontation in the Indo-Pacific region.