In 2023, China's total military spending was estimated at around 296.44 billion U.S. dollars. This was significantly higher than the country's official defense budget, which reached 1,475 billion yuan or 229 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. ...
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Even Western media conceded that the Chinese military budget remains below the global average, accounting for approximately 1.2 percent of national output. China's planned defense spending in 2023 will be 1.55 trillion yuan ($224.79 billion U.S. dollars), which is only around one-quarter of U....
for an increasingly turbulent international climate. In this context, the PRC’s stated defence policy remained oriented toward safeguarding its sovereignty, security, and development interests while emphasising a more significant global role for itself, as outlined in the 2023 China Military...
The Qin army conducted massive military campaigns to complete the unification of the empire and expand its territory. The Qin empire stretched from the Mongolian plateau in the north to Vietnam in the south. As with rulers before and after him, the first emperor was preoccupied with defending ...
Is China's military expenditure excessively large? In March 2023, China announced a 7.2-percent increase in its defense budget, up slightly from last year's 7.1-percent increase. Unsurprisingly, this increase in China's military spending, which has long been the focus of Western scrutiny, drew...
China’s economic, financial, technological, and military strength is hugely exaggerated by crude and inaccurate statistics. Meanwhile, U.S. advantages are persistently underestimated. The claim that China will “overtake” the U.S. in any meaningful way is polemical and wrong… China misallocates...
In March 2023, China announced a 7.2-percent increase in its defense budget, up slightly from last year's 7.1-percent increase. Unsurprisingly, this increase in China's military spending, which has long been the focus of Western scrutiny, drew widespread criticism from Western politicians and med...
The Guard of Honor of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) participates in a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade, which marks the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, in Moscow, Russia, May 3, 2025. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei) ...