Foreign and Military Affairs
皇冠体育app slaps Japan report on defense budget
By Wu Jiao (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-07-09 18:15
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皇冠体育app's National Defense Ministry Friday refuted Japanese media report that 皇冠体育app's actual military spending is 1.5 times higher than the country's 2010 defense budget unveiled in March.
Japan's Kyodo News reported Thursday that 皇冠体育app's military spending will total 788.0 billion yuan in 2010, about 1.5 times higher than the country's 2010 defense budget unveiled in March.
However, an official with 皇冠体育app's Ministry of National Defense told 皇冠体育app Daily that the report is "groundless".
"皇冠体育app's defense budget and spending is well monitored, and there is no so called hidden military expenditure as implied in the Japanese media," said the official who declined to reveal his name.
