Budget Brief: Chinese Defense Spending Outpaces Economic Growth

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Earlier this month China unveiled its 2026 budget, which included a 7% increase in defense spending, taking the budget for national defense to CNY1,909.6 billion (US$278 billion). The increase is in line with expectations, but continues a recent trend of Beijing raising defense expenditure as a...
Craig Caffrey

Craig is the head of Aviation Week Network's defense data team responsible for managing the company’s defense databases and leading on related consultancy projects.

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