China's armed forces should devote greater energy to training under combat conditions and boost combat preparedness, Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang talk at the opening session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 5, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
"Our armed forces, with a focus on the goals for the centenary of the People's Liberation Army in 2027, should work to carry out military operations, boost combat preparedness, and enhance military capabilities," he said in his work report to the opening of the annual meeting of China's parliament. Beijing routinely says that its military spending for defensive purposes is a comparatively low percentage of its GDP and that critics want to demonize it as a threat to world peace.
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