The 13th National People's Congress, the top legislature, holds a news conference in Beijing on March 4, 2019. [Photo by Kuang Linhua/chinadaily.com.cn]
Defense spending
China's defense expenditure is for the protection of the nation's sovereignty, security and territorial integrity and does not pose any threat to other countries.
China always sticks to the path of peaceful development and follows policies that are purely defensive in nature.
