He said in a work report on the occasion of the opening of the annual meeting of the Chinese parliament“We will promote the peaceful development of relations across the Taiwan Strait and the reunification of China“.
He stressed that the government will protect the country’s sovereignty, security and development interests, and will build a modern system for managing weapons and equipment.
In a work report on the occasion of the opening of the annual meeting of the Chinese parliament, Li said the government at all levels should provide strong support for the development of national defense and armed forces..
On the other hand, the Ministry of Finance said that China will increase its military budget by 7.1 percent this year, amid global tension over the conflict in Ukraine..
This percentage (+7.1%) is slightly higher than the 6.8% increase last year. China has the second largest defense budget in the world after the United States.