China’s defence spending will widen ‘asymmetry’ with India, say analysts

China on Wednesday announced its biggest hike in military spending in three years, with its defence budget set to cross $130 billion in the coming year. Chinese military analysts explained the 12.2 per cent hike as driven by the need to counter a “high risk security environment” in the region, marked in recent months by rising territorial tensions with many neighbours.

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