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U.S. and Russia snub China to join in halving military spending China is determined 7 2 Growth Only strength can guard peace.
China’s military budget for 2025 is reportedly 178.47 billion yuan, up 7 2 .
As soon as this figure came out, some foreign media began to be unsettled, turning over the old accounts of Trump and Putin’s previous statement that China, the United States and Russia had halved their military spending together, criticizing China’s military spending growth as too high, and even labeling the PLA as a threat to peace.
But we have to speak with the facts, China’s per capita military spending than the United States and Japan and other countries is much lower than the proportion of military spending to GDP and the rate of increase is also far behind most major countries in the world.
Moreover, the Ministry of National Defense has long rejected this proposal outright.
Let’s also take a look at the military expenditures of other major countries.
The U.S. defense budget for fiscal year 2025 is as high as $895 billion, a figure that is simply staggering!
For a long time, the United States has been the leader in global military spending, and the increase in China’s military spending is actually taking place against the background of maintaining national security and world peace.
Let’s make a simple comparison.
Assuming that China’s military spending maintains an average annual increase of about 7 2 over the next five years, by 2030, the PLA’s military spending could reach roughly more than $340 billion, or about 2 5 trillion yuan.
And if, according to Trump’s plan, the U.S. defense budget is cut by 8 per year, then by 2030, U.S. military spending could contract to about $545 billion.
In this way, the gap between the military spending of China and the United States will indeed be drastically narrowed, but the U.S. military spending is still much higher than that of China.
As for the so-called PLA peace threat, the argument is simply untenable.
That said, the US figure is still based on Trump’s ability to keep pushing ahead with plans to cut military spending.
You know, the U.S. Department of Defense is feeding a huge military-industrial complex system, these military-industrial enterprises and research institutions have a lot of influence in Congress. Once military spending is cut and their interests are damaged, the backlash is predictable.
And there is also a practical problem, the U.S. defense industry can be said to be millions of groceries workers clothes and food, it is not only about the military, but also a huge economic system, affecting the livelihood of countless voters and workers.
Trump’s military spending cut plan sounds reasonable, but the real implementation is difficult.
Why? Because the chain of interests involved is too complex.
The U.S. military industry has deep roots in every state, especially those military industry towns.
If you say cut, what about the factories, how will the workers live, not to mention the members of Congress, whose political future is closely tied to the interests of their constituents and workers.
When it comes to U.S. military spending, it’s impossible not to mention the game of bipartisan politics. On the issue of the defense budget, the two parties often serve their own interests, making the budget more inclined to growth than cuts.
Trump wants to cut military spending drastically, I’m afraid that also have to find a balance in the two-party game, and in the end is likely to have to compromise, or at least reduce the magnitude of the cut.
So, although Trump’s plan is tough, but want to completely land, difficult na!
Let’s talk about Japan’s military spending, which has also risen faster than GDP growth.8,705 trillion yen in defense spending, which has set a new record.
You know, Japan’s GDP annual growth rate is only 1 to 2, but the increase in defense spending is much more than that.
So why is Japan increasing its military spending so dramatically?
On the one hand, it may be to cater to the strategic needs of the United States and to enhance its position in the US-Japan alliance.
On the other hand, perhaps Japan wants to seek more benefits in regional affairs with a stronger military power.
However, the surge in military spending has added another burden to Japan’s already fragile finances, with government debt now reaching 260 percent of GDP, so is it really worth it?
Coming back to China, the proportion of military spending to GDP has been kept very stable, between 1 3 15.
Although the absolute value is rising, but compared with other military powers, this proportion is still quite restrained.
You know, China has the largest active duty force in the world and such a complex geopolitical environment to deal with. This is not to mention the fact that China also has to shoulder a large number of international responsibilities, such as peacekeeping and escort.
So this 15 percent or so of military spending is really not that much.
China’s modest increase in military spending is entirely based on the practical need to safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests. Consider that China’s overseas economic interests are expanding with the advancement of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). To safeguard the security of these trade corridors, it is necessary to rely on a strong military force to support.
To be honest, China’s military industry has been really competitive these years. Battleships are being built as fast as dumplings, and missiles are being built at the same pace as hard vegetables.
The money is spent on the knife edge, equipment upgrades are on demand. But such a normal operation, actually can be labeled as expansion hat really makes people laugh and cry.
Look at the U.S., with 3.6 times our military spending and over 800 military bases around the world, are they trying to maintain order?
While we focus on upgrading our local defense, they rely on their ability to spend money to make their presence felt around the world.
In the end, the answer to the question of who is destroying the peace is much clearer than the military bill.
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