China's defense spending has maintained reasonable and steady growth over the past years, a Chinese military spokesperson said Sunday (March 9).
Wu Qian, spokesperson for the delegation of the People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police Force, made the remarks during the annual national legislative session.
In 2025, the China's general public budget will arrange for national defense expenditures of RMB 1.81 trillion, an increase of 7.2% from the previous year's implementation, of which the central government will spend RMB 1.78 trillion (about US$249 billion), an increase of 7.2% from the previous year's implementation.
Wu said the increased expenditure will be mainly used to develop new-domain forces with new combat capabilities and to enhance systems and capacity for reconnaissance and early warning, joint strikes, battlefield support and integrated logistics support.
The spending will also be put into improving military training under combat conditions and deepening national defense and military reform, Wu said.
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