From Bangkok Post (link):
Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing on Tuesday defended China’s rising military budget, claiming that China’s rapid development would pose no threat to other nations.
Li said China had “transparent” military policies and that the strengthening of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was “completely defensive in nature”.
“The Chinese people are unswervingly pursuing a path of peaceful development,” he told reporters on the sidelines of the annual National People’s Congress (NPC), the nominal parliament of China’s ruling Communist Party.
“China’s development does not pose a threat to any country,” he said.
