Japan Defense Research Institute has set a group of officers on an urgent mission that more closely the situation of China’s military spending, and the Chinese government’s strategic change in the region.
Japan Defense Research Institute, a China expert Masayuki Masuda confirmed this news. This decision is found in the Japanese defense officials, the PLA made after a fleet.
Masayuki Masuda told, “South China Morning Post,” told reporters: “We can not accurately informed of China’s defense and how much money, but even more than the figures published by Japan’s defense budget.”
He said: “The Japanese government has begun to develop a new defense policy guidelines, should be completed by the end of this year. However, because of the budget situation, to catch up with China’s defense spending is almost impossible.”
Masayuki Masuda said, to ensure that Japan will not lag behind, the Japanese government and other regional powers to strengthen defense ties, especially in Australia, Korea and other Southeast Asian countries. But also to enhance diplomatic relations with the Chinese government and defense relations, and informed of the exact strength of the Chinese to become better informed.
Japan’s Defense Institute is a subsidiary body of the Japanese Ministry of Defense.
Masayuki Masuda said: “In the past, people often think that the PLA may have a large number of weapons, but the quality is not very high, certainly not meet the Japanese standard of weapons and American weapons. But now, the quality of Chinese equipment – especially aircraft and missile – very close to what we have quality equipment. “
