China’s defense budget is open, transparent and reasonable: Wu Qian – Dainik Savera Times

Wu Qian, spokesperson of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army and armed forces, who attended the second session of the 14th Chinese National People’s Congress, said in response to a reporter’s related question on March 9 that China’s defense budget is open, transparent and reasonable. The Chinese government decides the scale of defense expenditure by adhering to the coordinated development of defense construction and economic construction.

He said that the defense budget in the year 2024 is 16 trillion 90 billion yuan, which increased by 7.2 percent from last year. The increased defense expenditure will be mainly done in four areas. First, the implementation of the 14th five-year plan of military construction should be increased. Second, scientific and technological creation of defense should be accelerated. Third, defense and army should be reformed. Fourth, military exercises and the working and living conditions of officers and soldiers should be improved.

The spokesperson said that China will continue to pursue the path of peaceful development and firmly adhere to the defensive defense policy. The reasonable increase of the military budget will help the Chinese military implement global security initiatives, more effectively carry out international peacekeeping, maritime security, humanitarian It is beneficial to take relief action so as to contribute more to building a community with a shared future for humanity.

(Courtesy-China Media Group, Beijing)