China -Allg. Sammelthread Streitkräfte

[Schneemann]

China military budget tops $100bn

China's official defence spending will rise by 11.2% in 2012, pushing it above $100bn (£65bn) for the first time, the government has announced. Beijing's defence budget has risen each year for two decades to become the world's second-biggest, behind the US.

It is developing an aircraft carrier, a stealth fighter jet, and missiles that can shoot down satellites. The US promised to bolster its presence in the region last year, in a move seen as countering China's dominance. [...] China's emerging military might has especially worried its near neighbours. China has long-running territorial disputes with Vietnam, the Philippines and Japan, and has also positioned hundreds of missiles for a potential attack on Taiwan, which it views as part of its territory.

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