China's budget expenditures are close to Japan's with United States far surpassing both. Japan is notoriously pacifist, relying on US military bases for protection, and so their national defense spending reflects this. The fact that China is close to this means it spends much less than perceived on military.
China's budget expenditures are close to Japan's with United States far surpassing both. Japan is notoriously pacifist, relying on US military bases for protection, and so their national defense spending reflects this. The fact that China is close to this means it spends much less than perceived on military.