China will defend itself, warns Beijing ahead of likely military spending rise

[xhw1986]

US and others should take China's sovereignty claims serious, says vice-foreign minister on eve of defence budget statement

China's military is prepared to respond to all threats to the country's sovereignty, its vice-foreign minister has said ahead of the expected announcement of another big increase in Chinese defence spending.

Fu Ying said China supported resolving disputes with other states through negotiations and its 2.3-million strong army – the world's largest. China does so for defensive purposes only, she added.

But Fu warned other nations not to test China's resolve, saying: "If some countries wish to provoke or wish to damage … regional peace and the regional order, then we must make a response, and an effective response at that.

"The point of this response, is to, on the one hand, maintain China's territory and sovereignty, and on the other hand to maintain the regional order and peace."

Other countries should take China's sovereignty claims seriously if they truly care about regional peace and security, she said, singling out the US by name.

Fu was speaking on Tuesday during a news conference on the eve of the Chinese legislature's annual session. Her remarks came amid festering disputes between China and its neighbours over the control of islands and sea lanes. Tensions between China and Japan over control of a string of tiny uninhabited islands in the East China Sea have escalated during the past 18 months.

China is to announce its latest defence budget on Wednesday. Spending on the armed forces rose 10.7% last year to 720bn yuan (£70bn), second only to the US.

China will defend itself, warns Beijing ahead of likely military spending rise | World news | theguardian.com

 

[Star Wars]

Defend from whom ? why the sudden urge o talk like this ?

 

[TheTruth]

Good - China's defense spending is tiny compared to its actual GDP. America and other lying nations inflate their GDP massively to bring their %"Defense" spending down

Defend from whom ? why the sudden urge o talk like this ?

America. They are largely responsible for the recent terror attack.

 

[Tractor]

Hehe,land disputes firstly she talked about in Mandarin before islands be mentioned.