日本通过了新的国防开支预算案
Japan has adopted new defense plans calling for a five percent increase in military spending and a greater regional role for its self-defense forces.
The national security strategy and defense guidelines approved by the Cabinet on Tuesday are seen as part of a response to China's growing military power.
The plans were drawn up at the request of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who wants to revise Japan's pacifist constitution to help deal with regional issues, including China.
Under the new plans, defense spending would increase by five percent from 2014 to 2019. Surveillance drones, submarines, fighter jets and amphibious vehicles would be among the purchases, which will total $247 billion.
The hardware is part of a shift in military focus from the north to the southwest, where Japan is involved in a tense dispute with China over islands in the East China Sea.日本通过了新的国防开支预算案。军费增加5%。要求自卫武装加大在地区内的作用。
日本政府内阁星期二批准了国家安全战略和防卫大纲，这被看作对中国不断加强的军事力量的反应的一部分。
预算案是应安倍首相的要求起草的。安倍希望修改日本和平主义的宪法，帮助应对包括中国在内的地区性问题。
新的预算案规定，2014年到2019年，日本国防开支将增加百分之5。将用两千四百七十亿美元购买无人侦察机，潜艇，战斗机和两栖车辆。
添置这些武器是日本把军事重心从北方转移到西南方努力的一部分。日本在东中国海上跟中国卷入一场领土争端。
