China's growing defense expenditures are driving its neighbors to build up their own militaries, a SIPRI analyst says.
China spent more on defense than the rest of Asia combined last year as President Xi Jinping progressed toward his goal of building a military to rival the United States.A Newsweek chart, based on estimates released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute in an April report, illustrates the trend. The document compared China's military budget with the continent's next eight-largest defense spenders.
'China is directing much of its growing military budget to boost the combat readiness of the People's Liberation Army,' Xiao Liang, a researcher for SIPRI's Military Expenditure and Arms Production Programme, said in the institute's report.He pointed out that China's growing military clout has spurred neighboring countries, such as Japan and Taiwan, to beef up their fighting capabilities.
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