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03/07/2019, 06:24:00
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Chinese defense spending 2019 is between 1.4 % (official figure) and 1.9 % (SIPRI estimate) of GDP - meaning between $ 340 billion and $ 480 billion when adjusted for PPP, that is between 45 % and 65 % of the US military budget. Since the vast majority of Chinese military expenditure is internal, it is best to use the PPP adjusted figure to get a sense of scale.
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