20 May 2020
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- China’s Military Seeks Bigger Budget Amid Growing Threat of US Conflict
China’s Military Seeks Bigger Budget Amid Growing Threat of US Conflict
China’s military leaders are fighting for a substantial increase in their budget to be announced at the National People’s Congress that starts on Friday, arguing that the world’s largest standing army needs more resources to cope with volatile challenges at home and overseas. But top of the list is the growing confrontation with the US. Collin Koh, a Research Fellow at RSIS said: “Bilateral military ties … might not be always efficacious, but at least do serve as existing ‘pressure valves’ to forestall and potentially mitigate the risks that arise from growing tensions between Beijing and Washington,” Koh said.
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