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March 11, 2010

China Slows Defense Spending - on Paper

Harsh Pant, Rediff

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The official figures of the Chinese government do not include the cost of new weapon purchases, research or other big-ticket items for China's highly secretive military and as a result, the real figures are much higher than the revealed amount.

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