China’s 2019 defence budget to rise 7.5%, lower than last year’s 8.1%

March 05, 2019 8:21 AM

BEIJING (REUTERS, XINHUA) – China’s 2019 defence spending will rise 7.5 per cent from 2018, according to a budget report issued at the opening of the country’s annual meeting of parliament on Tuesday (March 5).

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