China defense spending gets mild boost amid economic caution

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BEIJING — China’s 2021 defense spending will rise 6.8% from 2020, up slightly from last year’s increase and broadly tracking the government’s modest growth forecast, as the world’s second-largest economy emerges from the repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic. Premier Li Keqiang pledged that efforts to strengthen the People’s Liberation Army, which is developing an array […]

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