China’s Defence Spending: Settling in for Slow Growth?

China’s recent defence budget increase of seven percent is the lowest in more than 25 years. It could signal a new round of belt-tightening for the People’s Liberation Army. Nevertheless, Beijing is unlikely to pull back from its long-term commitment to build a modern, 21st Century military.

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Main Author: Bitzinger, Richard A.
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
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Language:English
Published: 2017
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-806622020-11-01T07:52:59Z China’s Defence Spending: Settling in for Slow Growth? Bitzinger, Richard A. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies East Asia and Asia Pacific Maritime Security China’s recent defence budget increase of seven percent is the lowest in more than 25 years. It could signal a new round of belt-tightening for the People’s Liberation Army. Nevertheless, Beijing is unlikely to pull back from its long-term commitment to build a modern, 21st Century military. 2017-03-17T07:10:27Z 2019-12-06T13:54:13Z 2017-03-17T07:10:27Z 2019-12-06T13:54:13Z 2017 Commentary Bitzinger, R. A. (2017). China’s Defence Spending: Settling in for Slow Growth? (RSIS Commentaries, No. 042). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80662 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42187 en RSIS-Commentaries, 042-17 Nanyang Technological University 3 p. application/pdf
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Bitzinger, Richard A.
China’s Defence Spending: Settling in for Slow Growth?
description China’s recent defence budget increase of seven percent is the lowest in more than 25 years. It could signal a new round of belt-tightening for the People’s Liberation Army. Nevertheless, Beijing is unlikely to pull back from its long-term commitment to build a modern, 21st Century military.
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