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A spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defense on Thursday dismissed recent comments by Japan’s defense minister regarding the transparency of China’s military spending, describing the remarks as. . .
A spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defense on Thursday dismissed recent comments by Japan’s defense minister regarding the transparency of China’s military spending, describing the remarks as unfounded smears and a conspiracy theory,News. Azreports, citingXinhua. Speaking at a media briefing, ministry spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang saidChinahas consistently maintained an open and transparent approach to reporting its defense expenditures. Zhang stated that China’s military budget remains at a “reasonable, moderate and restrained level,” noting that defense spending has accounted for less than 1. 5 percent of the country’s gross domestic product for many years. RECOMMENDED STORIESThailand issues warrant for Chinese businessman in crypto fraud caseExpert: China dominates global shipbuilding as the U. S. becomes a “rounding error”-VIDEOAnduril eyes Nissan plant for drone production in JapanAnthropic accuses Alibaba of massive AI model extraction campaignBy comparison, he said, Japan’s defense budget has expanded for 14 consecutive years and now stands at 2 percent of the country’s GDP. According to Zhang, Japan’s claims about China’s military spending are intended to shift public attention away from its own efforts toward remilitarization. He added that Tokyo should instead provide explanations to the international community regarding what he described as its neo-militarist tendencies. News. AzBy Nijat Babayev