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Military spending grows slightly faster

China continues to arm itself vigorously – albeit not as much as the West feared.

China’s military can look forward to significantly more money this year. The draft budget presented on Sunday at the start of the People’s Congress provides for a 7.2 percent increase in defense spending to 1.5537 trillion yuan (the equivalent of 211 billion euros).

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