China Increased Military Spending By 6.8% During The Pandemic At this year s Lianghui, or the Two Sessions of the National People s Congress (NPC) and of the Chinese People s Political Consultative Conference (CPCC), the Chinese government announced its military expenditure of 2021, which has increased by 6.8% since last year and has topped RMB1.35 trillion, about $209 billion. Even though it remains far behind U.S. s 2021 defense budget of $740.5 billion, this year s Chinese military expenditure has passed the $200 billion threshold for the first time. What does that mean for Taiwan? According to Chinese authorities, China s increased military expenditure will be used in four areas:
2021-04-19 16:36:04 GMT2021-04-20 00:36:04(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Monday rejected the slander brought by Taiwan s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority on the convictions of Jimmy Lai Chee-ying and other instigators of Hong Kong riots on illegal assembly charges.
Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, urged the DPP to stop its political manipulation under the disguise of democracy and human rights, which aims to seek independence by destabilizing Hong Kong.
Ma said the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government s efforts to bring the culprits to book are legitimate and brook no interference. Enditem
Attempts to seek Taiwan independence doomed to fail: spokesperson Xinhua | Updated: 2021-04-14 15:07 Share CLOSE
BEIJING A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday lashed out at attempts by the United States and Taiwan s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority to contain China with Taiwan or seek Taiwan independence.
With the firm resolve and strong ability of 1.4 billion Chinese people to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity, any attempt to contain China with the Taiwan question or count on military force to seek Taiwan independence is doomed to fail, said Ma Xiaoguang, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council.
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