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- Chinese military defends $ 106 billion defence budget
Claiming that it has no hidden military expenditure, China today defended the 11.2 per cent increase in its defence budget.
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- Chinese hike in military budget not surprising: Pentagon
Jump in the Chinese defence budget is not a surprise, Pentagon has said, as it being more than $ 100 bn is still roughly one-fifth that of ...
06 Mar, 2012, 01.46 PM IST
- China's arms spending up by 11.2%; goes past $100bn mark
The Chinese government on Sunday announced $106.4 billion (670.27 billion yuan) expenditure on defence, which is three times India's budget...
05 Mar, 2012, 09.50 AM IST