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🧵China has the second-largest military budget in the world.
— South China Morning Post (@SCMPNews) October 18, 2023
As it seeks to modernise its army and keep pace with the US, what are the roadblocks in its way? https://t.co/I5uRpdbiG8 (1/6)
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⚔️ China has steadily made progress by building up stocks of advanced equipment, while more than doubling its military budget.
— South China Morning Post (@SCMPNews) October 18, 2023
But a number of challenges remain. https://t.co/I5uRpdbiG8 (2/6)
🛡️ About 83 per cent of China’s imported weapons between 2018-2022 came from Russia, but Ukraine-related sanctions have put a hamper on those supplies. https://t.co/I5uRpdbiG8 (4/6)
— South China Morning Post (@SCMPNews) October 18, 2023
🧵For the full story examining China’s military spending, click here: https://t.co/I5uRpdbiG8
— South China Morning Post (@SCMPNews) October 18, 2023
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