Beijing, Mar 9 (UNI) China's defence spending has maintained reasonable and steady growth over the past years, a Chinese military spokesperson said Sunday.
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.
It was disclosed at the session that China's 2025 defence budget in the central government expenditures will be 1.78 trillion yuan (about 249 billion U.S. dollars), marking a 7.2-per cent growth year on year.
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 defence and military reform, Wu said.
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