Beijing, March 5 China announced on Thursday that its defense budget would be increased to $275 billion, about $25 billion more than last year, as it accelerated the modernization of its armed forces to catch up with the US military.Approximately 1.9 trillion yuan ($275 billion) will be...
aircraft carriers
chinachinaarmedforces
defense budget
economic challenges
gdp
li qiang
military expenditure
military modernization
national defense
national people's congress (npc)
naval ships
per capita defense expenditure
stealth aircraft
united states military