The Chinese government announced the numbers. Defense spending budget this year is up 6.8 percent from a year ago. But still many times less When compared with the same budget of the US
The annual general meeting of the year 2021, the National People’s Congress (NPC), kicked off on Friday, March 5 at the Great Hall of the People Building. The center of Beijing, 1 day after the start of the annual meeting of The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the same venue. Since it is a two-council meeting at the same time, known as Liang Hui, the meeting will continue until March 11.
Prime Minister Li Keqiang told an NPC meeting that the Chinese government has set a budget of 1.35 trillion yuan this year, or about 6.34 trillion baht, up 6.8 percent from 2020 and year on year. The sixth consecutive time at the expense of the Chinese army Increased as a percentage, then lower than 2 digits
Li said China’s defense policy this year. Will focus on reform in all dimensions Linked to security, such as science, technology or industry To upgrade the capabilities of the army To be ready to respond to every situation And all forms of public safety risks
Announcing China’s defense budget figures Being closely watched by the Western countries And believe that the actual expenditure figure Much higher than declared But it is considered that very little When compared to the US defense budget. Which in the current fiscal year is 714,000 million US dollars or 21.73 trillion baht and is expected The figure will increase to US $ 733 billion or 22.31 trillion baht in the fiscal year 2021/2022, which will begin on Oct. 1 this year.
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