BEIJING: China must enhance the ability of its military to win "local wars", Premier Wen Jiabao will tell the parliament at the opening of its annual session on Monday.
"We will enhance the armed forces' capacity to accomplish a wide range of military tasks, the most important of which is to win local wars under information age conditions," Wen will say, according to an advance copy of his speech.
"We will vigorously carry out military training under information-age conditions."
China's territorial disputes with countries including Japan, South Korea, the Philippines and Vietnam have grown rockier in recent years, with its neighbours accusing Beijing of aggressive behaviour.
On Sunday the government announced China's military spending would top $100 billion in 2012 - a 11.2 percent increase on last year. (AFP)
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