A plainclothes soldier stands guard behind a main gate after the opening of the annual full session of the National People's Congress, the country's parliament, at Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 5, 2015. China will boost its military spending by 10.1 percent this year to 886.9 billion yuan ($141.45 billion) as it cranks up its development of high-tech weapons systems, the government announced on Thursday. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY)