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China’s military spending catching up to U.S.

Nov 18th, 2008 | By johnfeffer | Category: Articles, Peoples Republic of China

China’s defence spending races to match U.S.
By Paul Koring
The Globe and Mail
International News: Military, Page A17
Published: 12 June 2007
China’s military spending soared last year, vaulting Beijing into second place by some measures in the global arms bazaar, but still lagged far behind the United States.
U.S. military spending, fuelled by war in Iraq and Afghanistan, [...]

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China’s Military Spending on Sharp Upward Trajectory

Nov 18th, 2008 | By johnfeffer | Category: Articles, Peoples Republic of China

China’s Military Spending on Sharp Upward Trajectory
By Richard Sammon
Kiplinger Business Forecasts
Vol. 2007, No. 0518
Published: 14 May 2007
A growing worry for Washington: China’s sharply rising military budget. Beijing’s spending on military programs and forces will jump 15% to 20% a year for the next several years as production begins in costly programs that have been in [...]

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