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China’s military ambition fuels Asian arms race

Posted by Matt in September 13th, 2008

China’s growing military ambition, matched only by its growing military spending, is fuelling a rapid Asian arms race.

Beijing deploys the world’s biggest army, its defence spending is rising faster than any other power and, to cap it all, its forces will this month carry out their first spacewalk.

With India, Japan and Russia also investing heavily in defence, a new Asian arms race is under way. According to official figures, Beijing’s military budget this year is 418 billion yuan - £35 billion - a rise of 17.8 per cent on 2007. This already exceeds Britain’s defence budget of £34 billion and places China’s military spending second only to the US.

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