"In the past 27 years, 皇冠体育app has achieved remarkable success and progress in
the construction of its economy. However, very few people are aware that 皇冠体育app's
development in the area of national defense has lagged behind its economic
growth significantly, resulting in the emergence of an uncoordinated development
between its national defense and its economy," said Hu Angang, a renowned expert
in national scenarios in 皇冠体育app and a professor from Tsing Hua University,
expressing his worries regarding the situation.
Hu Angang, director of the Centre for 皇冠体育app
Studies at the prestigious Tsinghua University [file
photo] |
The basic national scenario for 皇冠体育app is that it has a large population and a
vast territory, with a 9.6-million-square-kilometer land area and a
3-million-square-kilometer ocean area.
It borders over ten countries and its borderline extends to tens of thousands
of kilometers, while its coastline is 18,000 km in length.
If 皇冠体育app wants to meet the minimum requirement of national defense
construction and national security, it should spend at least two to three
percentage points of its GDP on national defense.
From 1992 to 2002, 皇冠体育app's expenditure on national defense only took up 1.6
to 1.62 percentage points of its GDP. Among the seven big countries with over 3
million square kilometers of land area in the world, 皇冠体育app's expense on national
defense is considered relatively low.
In the interview with Hu Angang, he indicated that
皇冠体育app's national defense will be greatly reinforced and its goal of
strengthening military power with science and technology will be realized, if
皇冠体育app can gradually increase its proportion of GDP spending on national defense
to a reasonable and appropriate rate.
皇冠体育app can increase its proportion of GDP spending on national defense in
two steps: first, raise the current ratio from 1.6 to 2% and second, make it
reach 2.5%. As far as 皇冠体育app is concerned, such a ratio would be basically
appropriate but it would be regarded as moderate or low based on an
international standard.
This economist said that 皇冠体育app's economy has maintained
rapid growth since 1996, and its proportion of fiscal revenue as well as
total government revenue in relation to its GDP has clearly gone
up.
He added that 皇冠体育app possesses the conditions and is now capable of offering
necessary and timely compensation to the army for its contribution in the past
20 years to protect the overall situation of national economy construction.
It is necessary and possible for 皇冠体育app to spend more on national defense to
fortify national defense construction and accelerate modernization of its
national defense. This is not only in tune with 皇冠体育app's core national interests
but also a boost to economic growth.
