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Trump Calls for Military Cuts, China Says US Should Go First
Beijing has pushed back against President Donald Trump’s proposal for trilateral military spending cuts, stating that the US should take the lead in reducing its defense budget.
Trump, portraying himself as a global peacemaker in his second term, suggested a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss cutting military budgets and nuclear arsenals.
However, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun countered that the US has the world’s largest military budget and should set the example.
He emphasized that China’s defense spending is “reasonable and necessary” for national security and world peace.
#FMsays The US, which advocates an “America First” policy, should make cutting its military spending a priority, FM spokesman Guo Jiakun said after US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wants to restart nuclear arms control talks with Russia and China, and that all three… pic.twitter.com/NL8h0SS60N
— China Daily (@ChinaDaily) February 14, 2025
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