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The US should immediately correct its wrongdoings, stop deceiving the world with lies, cease slandering and smearing other countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Friday commenting on the report of US Marine Corps' release of official doctrine on how it employs deception.

The US should provide an explanation to the international community for spreading false information for its own benefit, said Lin, adding that the US should also provide an explanation for the serious harm caused to developing countries by its "deceptive" strategies.

From former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo publicly admitting that the US lied, cheated, and stole, to the recent disclosure of the Pentagon's disinformation campaign against Chinese vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic, to the latest doctrine released by the US military titled "Deception," who is spreading false information globally? Who is conducting cognitive warfare against specific countries? Who is engaging in cyberattacks and information warfare on an international scale, Lin asked.

The US is accustomed to pursuing its own interests in the name of the so-called international morality, spreading false information through deceptive propaganda, and using public opinion and cognitive warfare to suppress other countries, the spokesperson said.

He noted that the international community has seen through these tactics and remained vigilant against them. The era when the US could continue to lead the international community by deception is long gone, Lin stressed.

Global Times