China defense

EconomyOnline: European, Asian and Middle Eastern countries have placed increases in military spending on their agendas as security tensions intensify. The structure of countries’ defense spending has been shaped by the “Russia-Ukraine war,” the “China-U.S. trade war,” and the “Iran-U.S.-Israel war.”

EghtesadOnline: China pledged more support to its military on Sunday including strengthening maritime and air defenses amid efforts to safeguard sovereignty, but in a highly unusual move did not give spending figures for 2017 despite promises of transparency.

EghtesadOnline: China signaled a continued slowdown in defense spending growth this year, as President Xi Jinping presses ahead with a sweeping military overhaul.