cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/16827256

China will boost its defence spending by 7.2% this year, fuelling a military budget that has more than doubled under President Xi Jinping’s 11 years in office as Beijing hardens its stance on Taiwan, according to official reports on Tuesday.

China also officially adopted tougher language against Taiwan as it released the budget figures, dropping the mention of “peaceful reunification” in a government report delivered by Premier Li Qiang at the opening of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s rubber-stamp parliament, on Tuesday.

  • naturalgasbad
    31·
    9 months ago

    Some guy rolls a dice to decide if they want to mention it. It’s the most nothingburger of nothingburgers. It’s happened multiple times in the past and it’ll keep happening.