(26 Dec 2024) RESTRICTIONS SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Beijing, China - 26 December 2024 1. Wide of briefing 2. Cutaway of reporters 3. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson, Ministry of National Defence: “The relevant bill of the U.S. hyped up the so-called ‘China military threat’ and used this as an excuse to increase military spending and maintain its hegemony. This grossly interferes with China’s internal affairs and undermines world peace and stability. We are strongly