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Source: https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/0...
China’s military budget — the second largest in the world after the US — is set to increase by 6.8 percent in 2021, the finance ministry announced Friday.
Military tensions have dramatically increased over the past year between China and rival powers including the United States and India, with flashpoints like the Himalayan border, Taiwan, and the South China Sea.
This saber-rattling has been met with frequent US warship patrols in the nearby South China Sea.
China is on a quest to transform the People’s Liberation Army into a “fully modernized” fighting force by 2027, and a “world-class” military rivaling the US by 2050.
Over the past year, China has launched three new amphibious assault ships, and is currently building a third aircraft carrier.