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China's Defence Budget 3 Times That Of India's. Focus: "Combat Readiness"
China today hiked its annual defence budget by 7.1 per cent to USD 230 billion from last year's USD 209 billion.
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China Enters Taiwan Air Defence Zone A Day After Military Budget Boost
Taiwan's air force scrambled on Friday to warn away 10 Chinese aircraft that entered its air defence zone, Taiwan's defence ministry said, the day after the island announced a $9 billion boost to military spending to counter the threat from China.
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China Hikes Defence Budget To USD 209 Billion, Over 3 Times That Of India
China on Friday hiked its defence budget for the first time to more than USD 200 billion, over three times higher than that of India, maintaining a single-digit growth for the sixth consecutive year with a 6.8 per cent increase in 2021.
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China To Raise Defence Spending By 7.5%, Lower Than 2018
China announced Tuesday a 7.5 percent increase in military spending in 2019, lower than last year as the country faces an economic slowdown, but still likely to make Asian neighbours nervous.
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China Stealth Jet Enters Service In Sweeping Modernization Of Military
Chinese President Xi Jinping is overseeing a sweeping modernisation of the country's armed forces, the largest in the world, including anti-satellite missiles and advanced submarines, seeking to project power far from its shores.
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Amid Rolling Speculations, China Confirms 7% Increase In Defence Budget 2017
China's defence budget will rise 7 percent in 2017, to 1.044 trillion yuan ($151.43 billion), state media said on Monday, after the omission of exact figures from an annual report sparked questions over transparency on military spending.
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Chinese Military to Layoff 1.70 Lakh Officers: Report
China's new move to downsize its 2.3-million strong military will result in laying off of about 1.70 lakh officers as the world's largest army plans to scrap two of its existing seven commands and three corps to streamline forces.
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China's Defence Budget to Rise 10% as it Invests More in Hi-Tech Equipment
China's defence budget this year will rise about 10 per cent compared with 2014, the spokeswoman for the country's parliament said today, outpacing the slowing Chinese economy as the country ramps up investment in high-tech equipment.
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As China Upgrades Navy, India Misses Deadlines and Busts Budgets
India's new aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant (named after India's first carrier), has bust its budget by 600 per cent. It will now cost a whopping nearly Rs 19,000 crore instead of the original estimate of about Rs 3,000 crore.
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Eyeing China, Japan Seeks Record Defence Budget
Japan's Defense Ministry on Friday requested money for F-35 stealth fighter jets as part of its biggest-ever budget to bolster its ability to defend remote southern islands, including ones also claimed by an increasingly assertive China.
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China Under-Reported Defence By 20 Per Cent: Pentagon
China underestimated its growing defense budget by nearly 20 percent with its spending likely nearing $145 billion last year, the Pentagon said Thursday.
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China's Defence Budget 3 Times That Of India's. Focus: "Combat Readiness"
China today hiked its annual defence budget by 7.1 per cent to USD 230 billion from last year's USD 209 billion.
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China Enters Taiwan Air Defence Zone A Day After Military Budget Boost
Taiwan's air force scrambled on Friday to warn away 10 Chinese aircraft that entered its air defence zone, Taiwan's defence ministry said, the day after the island announced a $9 billion boost to military spending to counter the threat from China.
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China Hikes Defence Budget To USD 209 Billion, Over 3 Times That Of India
China on Friday hiked its defence budget for the first time to more than USD 200 billion, over three times higher than that of India, maintaining a single-digit growth for the sixth consecutive year with a 6.8 per cent increase in 2021.
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China To Raise Defence Spending By 7.5%, Lower Than 2018
China announced Tuesday a 7.5 percent increase in military spending in 2019, lower than last year as the country faces an economic slowdown, but still likely to make Asian neighbours nervous.
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China Stealth Jet Enters Service In Sweeping Modernization Of Military
Chinese President Xi Jinping is overseeing a sweeping modernisation of the country's armed forces, the largest in the world, including anti-satellite missiles and advanced submarines, seeking to project power far from its shores.
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Amid Rolling Speculations, China Confirms 7% Increase In Defence Budget 2017
China's defence budget will rise 7 percent in 2017, to 1.044 trillion yuan ($151.43 billion), state media said on Monday, after the omission of exact figures from an annual report sparked questions over transparency on military spending.
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Chinese Military to Layoff 1.70 Lakh Officers: Report
China's new move to downsize its 2.3-million strong military will result in laying off of about 1.70 lakh officers as the world's largest army plans to scrap two of its existing seven commands and three corps to streamline forces.
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China's Defence Budget to Rise 10% as it Invests More in Hi-Tech Equipment
China's defence budget this year will rise about 10 per cent compared with 2014, the spokeswoman for the country's parliament said today, outpacing the slowing Chinese economy as the country ramps up investment in high-tech equipment.
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As China Upgrades Navy, India Misses Deadlines and Busts Budgets
India's new aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant (named after India's first carrier), has bust its budget by 600 per cent. It will now cost a whopping nearly Rs 19,000 crore instead of the original estimate of about Rs 3,000 crore.
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Eyeing China, Japan Seeks Record Defence Budget
Japan's Defense Ministry on Friday requested money for F-35 stealth fighter jets as part of its biggest-ever budget to bolster its ability to defend remote southern islands, including ones also claimed by an increasingly assertive China.
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China Under-Reported Defence By 20 Per Cent: Pentagon
China underestimated its growing defense budget by nearly 20 percent with its spending likely nearing $145 billion last year, the Pentagon said Thursday.
