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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) — Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Jiang Bin on Wednesday denounced Japan for inflating China's military budget, saying it was nothing more than an illustration of the proverb "A thief cries: stop thief!" to justify its own hidden ambitions of military expansion.
Jiang Bin made the statement in response to Japanese politicians' misinterpretations of China's defense spending.
"China's defense spending is less than 1.5 percent of its GDP. This is significantly lower than that of major military powers like the United States, as well as below the global average and NATO's target of over 2 percent of GDP," Jiang Bin noted.
According to him, China's defense budget maintains prudent, moderate, and restrained growth. This increase is aimed solely at protecting China's sovereignty, security, and development interests, as well as maintaining global peace and stability.
“We urge the Japanese side to look in the mirror more often, stop its misleading smear campaigns, and never repeat the self-defeating mistake of militarism,” said a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Defense.
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