BEIJING, Jan 29 (INP): A Chinese defense ministry spokesman Wu Qian has urged foreign critics not to waste time drumming up the "China military threat" hype. "Some people just cannot accept the development of China and its armed forces. They speculate about the so-called 'China military threat'," he said at a press conference. "They should adjust this 'sick mentality'." He was responding to a question about a U.S. consultancy's assessment of China's growing influence as a major risk facing the world in 2018. The growth of China is a matter of fact and will only contribute to promoting world peace, Wu said. "It does not matter whether people speculate on, sabotage, or contain [China]. All are a waste of time," he said. About China’s future military goals, the spokesman said to this effect they will fully implement the spirit of the 19th Party Congress, follow the Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for the new era and thoroughly implement Xi Jinping’s thinking of building a strong military. Wu Qian added, “ Eight priorities have been identified. Firstly, we will take the Three Upholds as the foremost requirement and use strict disciplines to ensure the military’s absolute loyalty to the Party and obedience to President Xi’s command. Secondly, we will follow the requirement of fighting and winning wars, strengthen supervision and inspection in the military and endeavor to make greater contribution to enhancing the capabilities to win wars. Thirdly, we will monitor closely signs of the four forms of recurring decadence (formalism, bureaucratism, hedonism and extravagance) to foster a healthy political ecological environment of integrity. Fourthly, we will carry out case investigation thoroughly and punish corruption harshly to consolidate and drive further the crushing momentum of the anti-corruption campaign. Fifthly, we will improve the quality of disciplinary inspection to maintain constant deterrence over corruption. Sixthly, we will try to prevent and tackle corruption in a more scientific and effective manner by establishing and improving the system to eliminate the nerve, means and desire for corruption. Seventhly, we will implement thoroughly the Two Responsibilities (the Party committees assume the principal responsibilities for improving Party conduct and clean governance, while discipline inspection commissions assume responsibility for oversight) to ensure that Party organs at all levels assume their respective responsibilities to administer and govern Party affairs. And eighthly, we will step up efforts to build disciplinary inspection and supervision organs and to forge a sword of disciplinary inspection worthy of the trust of the Party and all military officers and men.” INP/J/AH