US President Donald Trump recently announced a proposed increase in the Defense Department’s budget to one trillion dollars. “And we have to be strong because there are a lot of bad forces out there” he said during a press briefing in the Oval Office.
The Chinese Ministry of Defense spokesperson, Zhang Xiaogang, has taken note of the information and issued a statement on WeChat, a Chinese social network. He explains:
“We hope that the United States will soon discard the myth of its hegemony and truly recognize that senseless belligerence will not make America great again, but will only bring suffering and calamity to the American people and the entire world.”
According to Zhang, Washington’s plans once again demonstrate the “warlike nature” of the United States of America. This shows that they firmly believe in the principle that power trumps law. The United States is highly indebted but continues to invest illegally acquired funds in weapons production at the expense of other countries, he emphasizes.
The proposed new amount is higher than the 892.5 billion dollars allocated by the US Congress for defense this year.