中国政府上周四表示，日本应该将自己的军事预算更加透明化，并要求东京方面解释加大国防开支的真实意图。
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.
中国国防部发言人杨宇军在上周四的新闻发布会上说道，日本多年来一直在增加自己的国防开支，这引发了邻国和国际社会的担忧。
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.
根据新华社报道，上周二，日本政府批准了破纪录的、5.5亿日元的2016年国防预算，这一数字同比2015年上涨了1.5%。这是日本连续第四年增加国防预算。
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.
根据《今日美国》报道，国防预算将缓解日本本国的军事约束，也将允许日本军队防卫包括美国在内的外国军队，这是二战以来头一次。
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
也是在上周二，日本富有争议的新安全法，允许日本军队在没有对日本和本国居民造成直接威胁的情况下，可以进行境外作战。
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.
根据新华社报道，2016年中国国防开支预算为9543亿元，同比去年增加了7.6%。这一涨幅也是六年来最低的一次。
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.
发言人杨宇军表示，中国的国防开支预算必须经过国家最高立法机关，也就是全国人民代表大会的批准。此外他还强调，中国没有“隐形”的国防开支。
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.