China to increase defence spending by 7.2 per cent this year

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..... China to increase defence spending by 7.2 per cent this year
Budget
Dated:- 5-3-2025
PTI
Beijing, Mar 5 (PTI) China on Wednesday announced a 7.2 per cent increase in its national defence b .....

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..... udget to USD 249 billion this year. The planned defence expenditure for the country is 1.784665 trillion yuan (about USD 249 billion) this year, according to a draft budget report submitted to China’ .....

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..... s Parliament by Premier Li Qiang. Last year, China increased its defence budget by 7.2 per cent to about USD 232 billion (1.67 trillion yuan) -- over three times that of India -- as it continues with .....

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..... the massive modernisation of all its armed forces. China's defence budget figures are viewed with scepticism in the light of massive military modernisation, including building aircraft carriers, rap .....

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..... id construction of advanced naval ships and modern stealth aircraft being carried out at a feverish pitch by the Chinese military. PTI KJV AMS
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