CHINA ON THE MARCH? China boosts military budget to uphold 'sovereignty' | South China Morning Post

 

China's top legislative body meets on Tuesday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo: Simon Song

China will increase military spending by 10.7 per cent this year to 720.2 billion yuan (US$115.7 billion), the government announced on Tuesday, building on a nearly unbroken succession of double-digit rises in the defence budget across two decades.

The government also announced that the domestic security budget would rise 8.7 per cent to 769.1 billion yuan, the third year in a row it will outstrip defence spending.....

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