中國軍方要求日本解釋其增加國防預算的真實意圖
China said last Thursday Japan should be more transparent with its military budget, urging Tokyo to explain the real intention of its expanding defense spending.
中國政府上週四表示，日本應該將自己的軍事預算更加透明化，並要求東京方面解釋加大國防開支的真實意圖。Japan has been increasing its defense spending for years, sparking concerns among its neighbors and the international community, Ministry of Defense spokesperson Yang Yujun told a monthly press conference on last Thursday.
中國國防部發言人楊宇軍在上週四的新聞發佈會上說道，日本多年來一直在增加自己的國防開支，這引發了鄰國和國際社會的擔憂。Japan approved on last Tuesday a record 5.05-trillion yen ($41.9 billion) military budget for 2016, a 1.5 percent increase from 2015, the Xinhua News Agency reported. This is the fourth consecutive year that Japan has increased its defense budget.
根據新華社報道，上週二，日本政府批准了破紀錄的、5.5億日元的2016年國防預算，這一數字同比2015年上漲了1.5%。這是日本連續第四年增加國防預算。
The defense budget will ease constraints on its military and also allow Japanese troops to defend its foreign allies, including the US, for the first time since World War II, USA Today reported
根據《今日美國》報道，國防預算將緩解日本本國的軍事約束，也將允許日本軍隊防衛包括美國在內的外國軍隊，這是二戰以來頭一次。Also on last Tuesday, Japan's controversial new security laws that allow its troops to fight overseas even if there is no direct threat to Japan or its people took effect. Experts previously told the Global Times that the laws could deepen distrust and increase friction between the two countries.
也是在上週二，日本富有爭議的新安全法，允許日本軍隊在沒有對日本和本國居民造成直接威脅的情況下，可以進行境外作戰。China's 2016 defense budget has been placed at 954.3 billion yuan ($147 billion), a 7.6 percent increase from last year. The increase was the lowest in six years, Xinhua reported.
根據新華社報道，2016年中國國防開支預算爲9543億元，同比去年增加了7.6%。這一漲幅也是六年來最低的一次。China's defense budget must be approved by the country's top legislature, the National People's Congress, Yang said, stressing that China has no "invisible" defense spending.
發言人楊宇軍表示，中國的國防開支預算必須經過國家最高立法機關，也就是全國人民代表大會的批准。此外他還強調，中國沒有“隱形”的國防開支。
