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Chinese military spending
![Asian Military Spending: A Sign of Worsening Security Environment Asian Military Spending: A Sign of Worsening Security Environment](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-03-10.jpg)
Asian Military Spending: A Sign of Worsening Security Environment
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
With no guarantee that the security environment in the Indo-Pacific will settle down any time soon, the expectation is that military spending will continue to increase.
![China and India Top Asian Military Spending, Figure in World Top 3 With US China and India Top Asian Military Spending, Figure in World Top 3 With US](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-the_assam_rifles_marching_contingents_passes_through_the_rajpath_during_the_66th_republic_day_parade_2015_in_new_delhi_on_january_26_2015.jpg)
China and India Top Asian Military Spending, Figure in World Top 3 With US
By Ankit Panda
The two Asian giants took the second and third place in global defense spending for the first time.
![China’s 2018 Military Budget: New Numbers, Old Worries China’s 2018 Military Budget: New Numbers, Old Worries](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_090423155689.jpg)
China’s 2018 Military Budget: New Numbers, Old Worries
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Beijing’s growing might continues to stoke regional anxieties.
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Cost Disease in China's Military
By Peter E. Robertson
The headline figures showing China’s growing military spending are misleading.
![The Limits of China’s Surveillance State The Limits of China’s Surveillance State](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/19535_5280af295842f.jpg)
The Limits of China’s Surveillance State
The recent attacks point to a future in which repression alone will no longer be enough to guarantee stability.
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