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We expect that we will meet our international obligations and if taking defence spending up to a much higher proportion of GDP is the expectation ... that’s where we need to go.”
Asked whether the Coalition would commit to the 3 per cent figure, she said My government is allocating significant additional resources for defence,
What we think important is the substance of defense capabilities, not the volume or GDP ratio,
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi told a regular press conference Japan decides its defense budget by itself,
Japan should be spending at least 3% of GDP on defense as soon as possible and accelerating the revamp of its military to focus on a denial defense of its own archipelago and collective defense in its region,
Colby said in a written response to advance policy questions from U.S. senators I agree that China is 'the most comprehensive and serious challenge to U.S. national security,'
Colby said, citing the Pentagon's 2022 National Defense Strategy As the geopolitical tension between China and the U.S. increases, China cannot slow down its military expenditures,
said Niklas Swanstrom, director of the Sweden-based Institute for Security and Development Policy The defence budget increase reflects the need to maintain and upgrade the PLA's military capabilities to keep pace and be ready for all contingencies,
The world is becoming extremely chaotic, with America picking fights with its allies and its competitors, (and) in this kind of environment, most countries will be extremely defensive,
Peace requires strength to safeguard. A China with strong national defense capabilities can better defend its national sovereignty, security and development interests, more effectively fulfill its international responsibilities as a major country, and better maintain global peace and stability,
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