{"id":953004,"date":"2024-03-05T06:21:53","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T05:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/?p=953004"},"modified":"2024-03-06T14:40:57","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T13:40:57","slug":"china-to-raise-defense-budget-by-7-2-percent-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/en\/latest-news\/2024-03-05\/china-to-raise-defense-budget-by-7-2-percent-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"China to raise defense budget by 7.2 percent this year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beijing, Mar 5 (EFE).- China in its draft budget presented to the annual National People&#8217;s Congress (NPC), the country&#8217;s top legislature, announced on Tuesday that it would raise its annual defense by 7.2 percent this year to 1,665 trillion yuan ($231.352 billion).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The defense budget, which was also increased by 7.2 percent in 2023, has been announced amid tensions in the South China Sea and the focus on Taiwan, an island that Beijing claims as its own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tensions have been especially significant with the Philippines, which strengthened its military alliance with Washington to curb China&#8217;s expansionist ambitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It led to clashes between ships from both countries in recent months, raising concerns about potential armed conflict in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beijing accuses Taiwan&#8217;s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (PDP) of adding fuel to the fire &#8220;lit by the separatists&#8221; by also increasing its allocation for defense and signing agreements to receive US weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PDF has governed Taiwan for the last eight years and will continue to do so after the win of its candidate in the recent presidential elections.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-21-1024x693.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-953637\" style=\"width:850px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-21-1024x693.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-21-300x203.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-21-768x520.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-21-1536x1040.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-21-422x286.jpeg 422w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-21-1200x813.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-21.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Delegates leave the stage after the opening ceremony of the second session of the 14th National People&#8217;s Congress of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, 05 March 2024. EFE-EPA\/ANDRES MARTINEZ CASARES<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chinese premier Li Qiang, while reading the government action report, indicated on Tuesday that China would \u201cresolutely oppose&#8221; all \u201dseparatist activities aimed at \u2018Taiwan independence'&#8221; as well as \u201cexternal interference\u201d on the island, which has been self-governed since 1949.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe will promote the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations, be firm in advancing the cause of China\u2019s reunification, and uphold the fundamental interests of the Chinese nation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe will improve the wellbeing of Chinese people on both sides so that together, we can realize the glorious cause of national rejuvenation,\u201d added the Chinese premier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the sidelines, Li asserted that China would carry out an &#8220;independent&#8221; foreign policy and would bet on &#8220;peaceful development&#8221; based on openness and cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-22-1024x705.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-953642\" style=\"width:850px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-22-1024x705.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-22-300x206.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-22-768x528.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-22-1536x1057.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-22-416x286.jpeg 416w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-22-1200x826.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-22.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Chinese military band members sit with their instruments during the opening ceremony of the second session of the 14th National People&#8217;s Congress of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, 05 March 2024. 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