China Says It Needs a ‘Proper Increase’ in Defense Spending

China said it would need to increase its military spending to protect itself and that it doesn’t pose a threat to other countries.

“A proper increase in the defense budget is needed to safeguard national security and transform China’s military with Chinese features,” Zhang Yesui, a spokesman for China’s National People’s Congress, said at a briefing on Monday in Beijing ahead of the start of the annual meeting.