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Chinese draft budget describes 6.6% defence spending increase
China will increase defence spending by 6.6% in 2020, according to a draft budget released on 22 May.
State-controlled news agency Xinhua noted that this will be the ‘lowest growth rate in recent years’, and the fifth consecutive annual single-digit increase.
The CNY1.27 trillion ($179 billion) official budget ...
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