{"id":7433,"date":"2014-03-11T22:24:13","date_gmt":"2014-03-11T14:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.symedialab.org.hk\/talk\/?p=7433"},"modified":"2014-03-11T22:33:58","modified_gmt":"2014-03-11T14:33:58","slug":"china-ramps-military-spending-citing-regional-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/china-ramps-military-spending-citing-regional-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"China ramps up military spending citing regional threats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.symedialab.org.hk\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ChinaMilitarySpending-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-nmDdXzbM\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.symedialab.org.hk\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ChinaMilitarySpending-2.jpg\" alt=\"ChinaMilitarySpending-2\" width=\"504\" height=\"123\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ChinaMilitarySpending-2.jpg 504w, https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ChinaMilitarySpending-2-150x36.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ChinaMilitarySpending-2-300x73.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\" \/>\nChina ramps up military spending citing regional threats\u000bMar 6, 2014<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7433 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"103\" src=\"https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide021-150x103.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide021-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide021-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide021.jpg 598w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"103\" src=\"https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide031-150x103.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide031-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide031-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide031.jpg 598w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"103\" src=\"https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide041-150x103.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide041-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide041-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide041.jpg 598w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"103\" src=\"https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide051-150x103.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide051-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide051-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide051.jpg 598w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"103\" src=\"https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide061-150x103.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide061-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide061-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide061.jpg 598w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide26-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide26-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide26.jpg 598w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"103\" src=\"https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide27-150x103.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide27-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide27-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide27.jpg 598w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"103\" src=\"https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide28-150x103.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide28-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide28-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide28.jpg 598w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid;\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"40%\">Ethical<\/th>\n<th width=\"60%\">Evidence<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Reporting is interpretation- Making sense out of the numbers, e.g. comparison, trend analyzing<\/td>\n<td>BEIJING: China on Wednesday announced the biggest increase in defence spending in three years at 12.2% putting $130 billion in the hands of its military commanders. This is more than three times the defence allocation of $37.7 billion made by India&#8217;s finance minister P Chidambaram for 2014-15.In effect, China&#8217;s defence budget has gone up by an $18 billion rise from the previous year. This is the highest defence outlay since 2011 when the government hiked it by 12.7%.<\/p>\n<p>The defence spending is particularly high compared to the relatively-modest growth target at 7.5% of gross domestic product. Some observers believe that China&#8217;s actual military expenditure is around $200 billion because a lot of expenditure is shown as civilian expenses.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Journalist\u2019s Horizon- People think in the way in which they have grown accustomed to think.<br \/>\n&#8211; India and China = Sino-Indian Border Dispute<\/td>\n<td>The high spending, which will translate in sophisticated weaponry, is bound to cause jitters among China&#8217;s neighbors. Senior officials from Japan and Taiwan have already reacted saying that actual expenditure will be a lot more because Chinese military spending is not transparent.China is expected to invest heavily on its navy to fortify its border with India, and establish claims over islands disputed by Japan, Vietnam, Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan and Brunei in 2014. It is also expected to seek greater access to the Indian Ocean with the help of Sri Lanka.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Golden Mean- To strike a balance in reporting<br \/>\n&#8211; Having both the interpretation of the reporter and a Chinese researcher as well as the Xinhua News Agency are quoted<\/td>\n<td>Chen Zhou, a researcher with the People&#8217;s Liberation Army&#8217;s Academy of Military Sciences and a member of the NPC, said. He said China was facing &#8220;increasing strategic pressure&#8221; with some countries in Asia &#8220;speeding up strategic adjustments and strengthening military alliances&#8221;, in a reference to the US &#8220;pivot&#8221;.&#8221;The comparatively low level of input into national defence, coupled with a high-risk security environment, dictates that we must raise our defence budget on a moderate scale,&#8221; the official Xinhua news agency quoted him as saying.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Deontology<br \/>\n&#8211; Weigh a report with its intentions and motives<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0To warn its readers the possible ambitions of the PLA<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Hiking the spending = means something<\/td>\n<td>The high spending, which will translate in sophisticated weaponry, is bound to cause jitters among China&#8217;s neighbors. Senior officials from Japan and Taiwan have already reacted saying that actual expenditure will be a lot more because Chinese military spending is not transparent.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Teleology<br \/>\n&#8211; Judging from the consequences<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Military spending is sensitive to the region<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Check and balance to the Chinese government<\/td>\n<td>Chinese government experts were busy defending the high spending. &#8220;In order to protect the country and safeguard regional peace and stability, China has to enhance its national defence,&#8221; Chen Zhou, a researcher with the People&#8217;s Liberation Army&#8217;s Academy of Military Sciences and a member of the NPC, said. He said China was facing &#8220;increasing strategic pressure&#8221; with some countries in Asia &#8220;speeding up strategic adjustments and strengthening military alliances&#8221;, in a reference to the US &#8220;pivot&#8221;.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Fairness<br \/>\n&#8211; To be fair<br \/>\n&#8211; Quote and quote from Li\u2019s speech<\/td>\n<td>Presenting his first budget to the National People&#8217;s Congress, the Chinese parliament, premier Li Keqiang said that his government would &#8220;strengthen research on national defence and the development of new- and high-technology weapons and equipment&#8221;.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Unethical<\/h2>\n<h3>1. The Golden Mean (\u4e2d\u5eb8\u4e4b\u9053)<\/h3>\n<p>&#8211; avoid extremity and always choose a path in between.<br \/>\n&#8211; make sound ethical decisions for the right reasons<\/p>\n<p>a. Subjective words\u201c Chinese government experts were busy defending the high spending. &#8220;In order to protect the country and safeguard regional peace and stability&#8230;&#8221; Chen Zhou (a member of the NPC) \u201d<\/p>\n<p>b. Bias on the views of \u201cciting regional threats\u201d<br \/>\n\u201c This is more than three times the defence &#8230;made by india\u2019s..\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cChina is expected to invest heavily on its navy to fortify its border(\u978f\u56fa\u908a\u5883) with India, and establish claims over islands disputed by Japan, Vietnam,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>c. Subjective Opinion : severity of increasing spending<br \/>\n\u201c The high spending, which will translate in sophisticated weaponry &#8230;\u201d V.S. \u201c(Other countries\u2019 reacted)&#8230;expenditure will be a lot more because Chinese military spending is not transparent. \u201d<\/p>\n<h3>2. Deontology (\u7fa9\u52d9\u8ad6\u7406\u5b78)<\/h3>\n<p>&#8211; to be rational<br \/>\n&#8211; consider the motives and intention<\/p>\n<p>a. Depicting a horror image of rising China<br \/>\n\u201cChina ..announced the biggest increase in defence spending in three years at 12.2% putting $130 billion&#8230;\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cSome observers believe that China&#8217;s actual military expenditure is around $200 billion because a lot of expenditure is shown as civilian expenses. \u201d<\/p>\n<p>b. Possibility of consensus politics in the report<\/p>\n<p>c. making warning over giving out information \/ out of proportion<\/p>\n<p>Three fourths of article : China\u2019s act of severity<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe high spending&#8230;is bound to cause jitters(\u7dca\u5f35) among China&#8217;s neighbors\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThe defence spending is particularly high compared to the relatively-modest growth target at 7.5% of ..(GDP)\u201d<br \/>\nOne fourths of article : China\u2019s explanation<\/p>\n<p>\u201c In order to protect the country and safeguard regional peace and stability, China had to&#8230;\u201d (said Chen Zhou)<br \/>\n\u201cThe comparatively low level of input into national defence, coupled with a high-risk security environment\u2026..\u201d(quoted XinHua News)<\/p>\n<h3>3. Teleology (\u8ca0\u8cac\u4efb\u7684\u81ea\u6211\u4e3b\u7fa9)<\/h3>\n<p>&#8211; judged by the relative goodness\/badness of its consequences.<br \/>\n&#8211; the greatest good for the greatest number of people<\/p>\n<p>a. Striking public with scare of China\u2019s unknown spending<br \/>\n\u201cSome observers believe that China&#8217;s actual military expenditure is around $200 billion because a lot of expenditure is shown as civilian expenses. \u201d<\/p>\n<p>b. Making an impact \/ discussion on foreign relations<\/p>\n<h3>4. Unfairness<\/h3>\n<p>&#8211; Selective\/ ill-defined quote from \u201cChina\u2019s neighbor\u201d countries\u201cThe high spending, which will translate in sophisticated weaponry, is bound to cause jitters(\u7dca\u5f35) among China&#8217;s neighbors\u2026&#8230;Senior officials from Japan and Taiwan have already reacted saying that actual expenditure will be a lot more because Chinese military spending is not transparent. \u201d<\/p>\n<h3>5. Impartiality (objectivity or neutrality)<\/h3>\n<p>&#8211; news and comment are not kept separate<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChinese government experts were busy defending the high spending..\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe high spending, which will translate in sophisticated weaponry, is bound to cause jitters(\u7dca\u5f35) among China&#8217;s neighbors.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Background<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.symedialab.org.hk\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ChinaMilitarySpending-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-nmDdXzbM\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7434\" alt=\"ChinaMilitarySpending-1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.symedialab.org.hk\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ChinaMilitarySpending-1-215x300.jpg\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ChinaMilitarySpending-1-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ChinaMilitarySpending-1-107x150.jpg 107w, https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ChinaMilitarySpending-1.jpg 506w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u5370\u5ea6<\/p>\n<p>\u65af\u5fb7\u54e5\u723e\u6469\u570b\u969b\u548c\u5e73\u7814\u7a76\u6240\uff1a2012\u5e74\u8ecd\u8cbb\u9054378.6\u5104\u7f8e\u5143\uff0cGDP2.6%<\/p>\n<p>2011 \u81f3 2012\u5e74\uff1a\u589e11%<br \/>\n2012 \u81f3 2013\u5e74\uff1a\u589e17%<br \/>\n2013 \u81f3 2014\u5e74\uff1a\u589e5%<br \/>\n(\u4e2d\u65b0\u793e\u3001\u4e2d\u901a\u793e)<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p>\u5730\u5340\u8ecd\u5099\u7af6\u8cfd<\/p>\n<p>\u82f1\u570b\u667a\u5eab\u7d44\u7e54\uff0c\u570b\u969b\u6230\u7565\u7814\u7a76\u6240(IISS)\uff1a\u904e\u53bb\u4e00\u5e74\u6700\u5927\u9632\u52d9\u958b\u652f\u589e\u9577\u90fd\u662f\u5728\u6771\u4e9e<\/p>\n<p>\u4e2d\u65e5\u97d3\u4e09\u570b\u4f54\u6bd4\u91cd\u8d85\u904e\u4e00\u534a\u3002\u4e2d\u570b\u73fe\u5728\u7684\u9632\u52d9\u958b\u652f\u5927\u7d04\u662f\u5370\u5ea6\u7684\u4e09\u500d<\/p>\n<p>\u5831\u544a\u6307\uff0c\u9019\u4e9b\u8ecd\u8cbb\u652f\u51fa\u4ee4\u9019\u500b\u5730\u5340\u5145\u6eff\u77db\u76fe<br \/>\n(BBC)<\/p>\n<p>\u300a\u5370\u5ea6\u6642\u5831\u300b<\/p>\n<p>\u5275\u8fa6\u65bc1838\u5e74<\/p>\n<p>\u5370\u5ea6\u5de5\u696d\u5bb6Sahu Jain\u5bb6\u65cf\u64c1\u6709<\/p>\n<p>\u5370\u5ea6\u6700\u8001\u3001\u767c\u884c\u91cf\u6700\u5927\u82f1\u6587\u5831\u7d19<\/p>\n<p>\u4e3b\u8981\u8b80\u8005\u7fa4\u4e2d\u7522\uff0c\u5728\u570b\u5167\u8072\u8b7d\u8f03\u9ad8<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>\u4e2d\u5370\u6709\u908a\u754c\u722d\u62d7\u3001\u653f\u7d93\u9818\u57df\u591a\u7af6\u722d\uff0c\u8996\u4e2d\u570b\u70ba\u5047\u60f3\u6575<\/p>\n<p>1998\u5e74\u5370\u5ea6\u767c\u5c55\u6838\u6b66\u5668\u4ee5\u300c\u4e2d\u570b\u5a01\u8105\u300d\u70ba\u7406\u7531<\/p>\n<p>\u4e2d\u570b\u5a01\u8105\u8ad6\u6df1\u5165\u6c11\u5fc3\uff0c\u6709\u5229\u95b1\u8b80\u7f8e\u8a9e\u7684\u4e2d\u7522\u63a5\u53d7\u53ca\u6d88\u5316<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\/ Liu Ching Man, Ho Shui Man,\u000bSum Pak Wai,\u000bLeung Wing Cheung,\u000bZhu Jiawei,\u000bChan Kam Yan Julia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a 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