Tag: Military spending

China’s Military Rebirth Prompts U.S. Response

Military issues are sure to be added to the long list of topics Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to discuss with her Chinese counterparts during a visit there this week. From the San Diego Union-Tribune: China has been boosting defense spending by double-digit percentages annually – 17.6 percent last year – in a bid to modernize its large but relatively low-tech air, ground and sea forces

February 17, 2009 11:32 AM

Australia Gets Closer to China

This Friday, the Australian government published the “Defence White Paper 2013″, stressing the need to deepen

May 4, 2013 9:55 PM

Stealth Ship Launches Amid Broader Military Advance

While China’s cyber warfare and espionage capabilities unwillingly hog the limelight, its conventional military for

February 27, 2013 1:09 PM

China’s Transport Aircraft Takes First Flight

Chinese state media reports China’s first transport aircraft, dubbed the Y-20, has taken its first successful test

January 27, 2013 10:20 AM

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