Fu Ying, spokesperson for the fourth session of China's 12th National People's Congress (NPC), attends a press conference on the session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 2016. The fourth session of the 12th NPC is scheduled to open in Beijing on March 5. 

By Lu Yin

March 4, 2016

"China will increase military expenditure by about 7 to 8 percent this year, according to Fu Ying, spokeswoman for the fourth session of the 12th National People's Congress. No wonder it has drawn worldwide attention as usual despite it will be a slower growth than that in the past years.

In recent years, foreign critics have been most concerned about the modernization of China's military, which is basically supported and guaranteed by the increase in its defense budget. But what these critics don't understand is that China's growing military capacity will not pose a threat to regional peace and security."

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