2023/10/04
The Ministry of National Defense has released a press statement providing clarification on the recent development concerning the government’s plan: "To fund the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) through the sovereign wealth fund" (October 4, 2023).
Press release from the Ministry of National Defense
Time: October 4, 2023, at 20:50
In response to media reports indicating that the government intends to "Utilize the sovereign wealth fund to pay for the US National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)", the Ministry of National Defense (MND) provides the following clarification:
1. Both our country and the United States are democratic countries governed by the rule of law. Our defense budget must adhere to the relevant regulations of the Budget Law. In light of this, the report is clearly inaccurate.
2. The assertions in reports claiming that the “Sovereign wealth fund will be used to pay for the cost of weapons and equipment" are entirely fictional. The MND urges the media to uphold their verification responsibilities, preventing these exaggerated and false reports from being exploited as tools of cognitive warfare by the enemy to mislead the general public.