Modernising Military Remains Crucial Task Despite Economic Woes

South China Morning Post

06 March 2019

The modest increase in China’s defence budget this year shows that modernising the military will remain a top priority for Beijing amid a slowing economy and the trade war with America, analysts said. Collin Koh, a research fellow at RSIS, said, “It’s pretty clear to other countries in the region that the PLA modernisation to date has paid off handsomely, generating unprecedented new and emerging capabilities as well as enhanced capacities for the military to project power and presence. So the apparent slowdown in defence spending [growth] won’t cut much ice with regional perceptions.”

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