What does China’s increased military spending mean?
The world’s largest army is getting a spending rise but the 7 percent increase is the smallest in years.
China’s increasing annual military spending by 7 percent, days after Donald Trump announced a 10 percent boost in the US defence budget.
The US president has criticised China’s territorial disputes with its neighbours.
What message is China sending regionally and globally?
Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra
Guests:
Einar Tangen – a political and economic affairs analyst
Richard Weitz – a senior fellow and director of the Centre for Political-Military Analysis with the Hudson Institute
Richard Bitzinger – a senior fellow at Nanyang Technological University
Published On 4 Mar 2017