At the National People's Congress (National People's Congress), which began in China on the 5th, it was revealed that this year's defense spending will be 7.2% higher than last year, or more than 34 trillion yen.
Even as the outlook for the economy becomes increasingly uncertain, the United States has made clear its intention to proceed with military buildup.
In China, the National People's Congress, which decides important policies, began in Beijing on the 5th, and Premier Li Qiang gave his first report on government activities since taking office.
In this meeting, Prime Minister Lee announced that the economic growth rate target for this year would be around 5%, the same level as last year.
Prime Minister Lee has stated that ``achieving the goal will not be easy,'' and his focus is on how effective the measures can be to achieve the goal.
Meanwhile, at the National People's Congress, the Chinese government's budget proposal for this year was announced, and the defense budget will be 7.2% higher than last year, amounting to 1,665.5 billion yuan, or over 34,800 billion yen in Japanese yen. has become clear.
In his government activity report, Prime Minister Lee emphasized that the country would ``carry out more practical military training and resolutely protect national sovereignty, security, and development interests,'' and called for accelerating the development of the military.
Furthermore, regarding Taiwan, he reiterated his stance toward unification, saying, ``We will develop relations on both sides of the Taiwan Strait peacefully and unwaveringly advance the great project of reunifying the motherland.''
China is increasing its military activities in the Indo-Pacific region, and although it is pursuing peaceful unification of Taiwan, it has not promised to renounce the use of force.
The Xi Jinping leadership has made it clear that it will proceed with military buildup even as the economic outlook becomes increasingly uncertain due to factors such as the prolonged slump in the real estate market.