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[Red] China's military spending to hit $110 billion in 2012
France 24 ^ | 6/5/2012

Posted on 06/05/2012 5:49:26 PM PDT by bruinbirdman

China's government unveiled plans Sunday to boost military spending by 11.2% this year, bringing spending to $110 billion in the country's first defence budget since the United States moved to reinforce its military presence in the Asia-Pacific.

China will boost military spending by 11.2 percent this year, the government said on Sunday, unveiling Beijing’s first defence budget since President Barack Obama launched

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1 posted on 06/05/2012 5:49:29 PM PDT by bruinbirdman
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To: bruinbirdman

How far does that stretch using slave labor?


2 posted on 06/05/2012 5:52:35 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver

If you adjust to the Purchasing Power Parity(PPP) these are the numbers for 2011

USA = $711 Billion

China = $228 Billion

India = $112 Billion

Russia = $94 Billion

Saudi Arabia = $59 Billion

UK = $58 Billion

France = $50 Billion

Japan = $45 Billion

South Korea = $42 Billion

Germany = $40 Billion


3 posted on 06/05/2012 6:06:42 PM PDT by moonshot925
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To: bruinbirdman

“China’s government unveiled plans Sunday to boost military spending by 11.2% this year, bringing spending to $110 billion in the country’s first defence budget”

That may or may not be true, but my first concern is have the 30 IQ ChiComm apes figured out how to anneal a bolt yet?

We hear lots of huffing and puffing about the superman ChiComm ape colony, but last I heard, all their pilots hit below the waterline when they tried to land on their carrier.


4 posted on 06/05/2012 6:17:14 PM PDT by sergeantdave
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To: bruinbirdman

Plus they are lying, I’d say triple their figure.


5 posted on 06/05/2012 6:36:01 PM PDT by Williams (No Obama)
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To: sergeantdave
"have the 30 IQ ChiComm apes figured out how to anneal a bolt yet?"

We know they can't build a road in Poland.

[Red] Chinese road builder trips up on European project

yitbos

6 posted on 06/05/2012 7:35:51 PM PDT by bruinbirdman ("Those who control language control minds." -- Ayn Rand)
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To: bruinbirdman

I’d guess $110 billion buys more weapons in China than in the USA.


7 posted on 06/05/2012 11:06:57 PM PDT by clearcarbon
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