China’s Military Budget Will Still Rise Despite Coronavirus, Experts Predict

South China Morning Post

03 May 2020

China’s upcoming defence budget will be only slightly hit by the economic downturn that followed the coronavirus outbreak, and a modest increase is still expected as it continues to develop its military capability, analysts said. The Chinese government may focus more on job creation, social welfare and poverty alleviation, but not at the expense of military investment, said Collin Koh, a research fellow at RSIS.

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