The full quotation is:
"Military researchers at Jane's Defence Weekly reported last month that Beijing installed a high-powered laser system at its Djibouti base, or possibly on a ship at the nearby naval station."
So it's some journalists that said that, not the US Government. Selectively quoting an article deceptively in order to 'prove' that someone else is lying is a form of, well, lying.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
