China's Military Spending: Soft Rise or Hard Threat?
04 June 2010China, like many communist countries, has long prided itself on its military strength and with this latest unprecedented expansion hopes to become a major player on the world stage.
The variation in estimates of China's military spending has left many of its neighbours nervous about the reasons for expansion.
Military build-up is seen by Chinese leaders as the country's right and the only way it can be taken seriously.
In this white paper the issues surrounding this build-up are dealt with in terms of the Asia-Pacific region, although the theory may hold true for the whole world.
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