Reuters, March 5: China will boost defence spending by 7% in 2026...Premier Li Qiang unveiled a broader GDP growth forecast of 4.5% to 5%...China's share of Asia's total military expenditure grew to almost 44% in 2025, up from an average of 37% between 2010 and 2020. ---from https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-defence-spending-rise-7-2026-vs-72-set-2025-2026-03-05/
On one hand, China is more aggressive every day about dominating the East and South China Seas with the petro and mineral riches in it. The PRC has stepped up actions against Taiwan, the Philippines, Vietnam, Japan, and south Korea. On the other hand, China has offered nothing but words against the U.S. war in the Gulf region. Its main concern there has been to tell Iran and its proxies not to harm shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The PRC even said the Gulf states should not be attacked. So much for the multipolaristas depending on BRICS and an imagined "global South" alliance against Western imperialism. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#40955): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/40955 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/118114832/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
