Key words : national people 5 percent
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230305_08/
China has projected economic growth of around 5 percent for 2023 at the start of the National People's Congress.
The congress opened on Sunday in Beijing with around 3,000 delegates from across the country and led by President Xi Jinping and other officials of the ruling Communist Party.
Premier Li Keqiang, who is to retire at the end of his current term, gave a report on the government's activities.
He announced that economic growth in 2023 is projected to be around 5 percent.
The gross domestic product grew just 3 percent year-on-year in 2022, falling short of Beijing's goal of about 5.5 percent, due to the impact of the zero-COVID policy among other factors.
It is believed that this year's target was set at a level that is relatively easier to achieve.
Li said China's development still faces many difficulties and challenges. He underscored the need to strengthen the foundation for stable economic growth.
Meanwhile, the Chinese government has revealed that the defense budget this year will increase by 7.2 to about 224 billion dollars.
The increase appears to indicate that China will continue seeking more military capabilities, partly to keep the United States and Taiwan in check.
Key words : military concern taiwan
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China's National People's Congress is set to begin on Sunday. Attention is focused on the event, as a new leadership lineup and economic growth target are scheduled to be unveiled.
Many members of the leadership, including the premier, four vice premiers and other ministers, are likely to be replaced. This comes after President Xi Jinping kicked off his third term as Communist Party leader last year.
Li Qiang is expected to succeed Li Keqiang as premier. The former top Communist Party official of Shanghai is a member of the Politburo Standing Committee and currently ranks second in the party's leadership.
The incumbent premier is expected to report to congress on the government's activities. Observers believe his speech will focus in part on the country's economic growth target for this year. The new target comes after the country ended its zero-COVID policy.
China's gross domestic product grew 3 percent year-on-year in 2022. That was lower than the government's target of about 5.5 percent.
Attention is also focused on the defense budget. This comes as Beijing's military buildup continues to cause concern in light of the Taiwan situation.
Security has been tightened around the Great Hall of the People in the capital Beijing. Many police vehicles have been deployed there.
The event will run until March 13.
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Key words : north immediately
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North Korea's foreign ministry says the United Nations should demand an immediate halt to joint exercises by the US and South Korean militaries.
The North Korean vice foreign minister for international organizations issued a statement via state-run media on Sunday. It came ahead of regular US-South Korea joint drills scheduled from March 13 to March 23.
The statement criticized US-South Korea joint exercises including a joint air drill conducted on Friday. It said the situation on the Korean Peninsula is moving in a very worrisome direction due to irresponsible acts of the two countries.
The statement called on the UN and the international community to strongly urge the US and South Korea to immediately halt joint military exercises. It said the drills are "irresponsibly raising the level of confrontation" on the peninsula.
The statement also said, "If necessary, anyone can give a counter-demonstration in the same way, and then the result will be quite clear."
There are concerns that Pyongyang may take further provocative actions to coincide with the planned joint exercises.
Key words : ground self-defense ishigaki
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Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force has started transferring vehicles, including those used for launching missiles, to a new camp on the southwestern island of Ishigaki.
The Defense Ministry plans to open the GSDF's first camp on the island in Okinawa Prefecture on March 16.
Light armored vehicles and other types had been unloaded at Ishigaki Port from late last month.
They started leaving the port for the camp on Sunday morning.
Police officers moved members of a residents' group who had blocked the port's entrance to protest the deployment of the Self-Defense Forces.
The vehicles did not pass through the central part of the island.
More than 100 vehicles are believed to have entered the facility on Sunday.
Missiles and other ammunition were not seen entering the site.
The GSDF plans to station about 570 personnel, including missile unit members, and deploy about 200 vehicles at the new camp.
The GSDF says it is setting up the Ishigaki camp to strengthen the defense of Japan's southwestern islands. It already has camps on the islands of Yonaguni and Miyako for the same purpose.
Key words : south soon formally
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South Korean media are reporting that the government will soon formally announce a plan to settle a wartime labor compensation issue.
The government reportedly has decided to use a government-affiliated foundation to pay to plaintiffs in place of Japanese companies that have been ordered by South Korea's Supreme Court to pay damages.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has recently shown strong willingness to improve ties with Japan.
Officials from the South Korean and Japanese governments have been working on the plan that was unveiled in January.
South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin met with the plaintiffs in late February to seek their understanding by explaining the plan.
South Korean foreign ministry officials noted on Saturday that when the consultations between the two countries' diplomatic officials are finished the outcome will be announced.
Key words : expert mori
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A Japanese earthquake engineering expert has started conducting a field study in southern Turkey, nearly one month after powerful quakes hit the region.
Mori Shinichiro is a project professor at Ehime University in western Japan. He visited quake-hit areas in southern Turkey on Saturday.
In the town of Nurdagi, which is near the epicenter, Mori observed a major shift in the land's surface that was caused by the earthquake. It appears that the ground shifted vertically and horizontally.
The professor also questioned survivors about the kinds of jolts they felt when the quakes occurred.
In Antakya, one of the hardest-hit cities, Mori surveyed a damaged bridge that crosses a river. The river runs through the city center.
Mori said it is possible that a seismic wave with a cycle of up to two seconds, called a "killer pulse," caused extensive damage to buildings.
He inspected one building, whose first floor had collapsed. To check its strength, he hammered the pillars.
Mori said buildings that were not sufficiently earthquake resistant were severely damaged.
He said people in Japan should be aware that the country's old buildings, which were built in accordance with old quake-proof standards, could sustain similar kinds of damage, if a major earthquake occurs.
Mori said that he will continue to conduct his field study through Tuesday. He added that he will report his findings, after he returns to Japan.
On February 6, a magnitude 7.8 quake hit southern Turkey, near the Syrian border.
The quake and subsequent tremors killed more than 51,000 people in Turkey and Syria. Over 200,000 houses and building were destroyed or seriously damaged in Turkey alone.
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