China to increase defense spending 7% amid purge of military bigwigs 中国、国防予算を７％増へ 成長目標は引き下げ 全人代開幕
Delegates listen as Chinese Premier Li Qiang speaks during the opening session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing on March 5. (AP Photo)
BEIJING — China will boost defense spending by 7 percent in 2026, it said March 5, the lowest rate in five years but still outpacing wider economic growth targets and the rest of Asia at a time of growing regional tension, including over Taiwan.
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