When China announced a 6.6% increase in its military budget last week while cutting substantially in other areas, analysts said it made one thing clear: Beijing senses an increasing security threat and is giving the People's Liberation Army military muscle
President Xi Jinping followed up the multibillion dollar increase with an instruction to the military to"think about worst-case scenarios, scale up training and battle preparedness ... and resolutely safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests," according to state news agency Xinhua.The extra pledge of support for the PLA comes as China suffers its worst economic downturn in recent memory due to the devastating Covid-19 pandemic.
Hong Kong police fire tear gas on pro-democracy protesters 02:58For example, the budget was down 13.3% for general public services, down 11.8% for foreign affairs, down 7.5% for education and down 9.1% for science and technology."The proposed budget suggests Beijing feels insecure and under siege," said Timothy Heath, senior researcher at the RAND Corp. think tank in Washington.
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