Beijing, March 14 -- Strongly criticising the United States' budget proposal to allocate USD 100 million in defence aid to Taiwan for the financial year 2025, China has vowed to take resolute measures to firmly safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity, as reported by Global Times.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday slammed the US' attempt to "outcompete China."

According to the Global Times, US President Joe Biden on Monday proposed a USD 7.26 trillion budget plan for FY 2025, a 4.7 per cent surge year on year. It includes a defence budget request of USD 849.8 billion, targeting "persistent threats" from countries Russia, North Korea and Iran and "pacing challenges" from China in "Indo-Pacific" region.

Of particular con...