As economy falters, China strengthens its defenses

China East stimulate It is defense budget. He East pawl up It is rhetoric against Taiwan. And Also: He East trying has get It is economy growth Again. THE country will booster It is military expenses by 7.2% This year, Reuters said, "fill up A military budget that has more that double below President XI Jinping 11 years In desk." THE announcement came has THE National People Congress, A "rubber stamp parliament" that Also officially adopted new language that drops any of them mention of "peaceful reunification" with Taiwan. All of This come in the middle of A cut off economic slump: THE increase In defense expenses "come In GOOD above THE Governments economic growth forecast For This year," which has has been target has 5%.

"Little things — not even A budget deficit of 3% of raw domestic product — will stay In THE path of Beijing increasing defense expenses," said THE Financial Times. China military budget has more that double below President XI Jinping (However he always trails American defense expenses) And that increase has has been "corresponding by A growth number of regional disputes." But XI has promised has give her country A "world class force" by 2027, And that means THE military will "to grow regardless of THE economic health of China."

That health East precarious, CNN said. China economy has has been beaten by A "trouble property sector, deflationary the pressures, A Exodus of stranger capital, A beaten action walk And A save weak birth rate." Struck THE 5% target, said A expert, East "ambitious but feasible."

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'Gear up For war'

THE continued military expenses — along with THE change of rhetoric — suggests that Beijing East "gear up For war," said Business Insider. China doesn't always used THE word "peaceful" has describe It is aim of reunification with Taiwan, but It is clear THE from the country leaders are NOW intention on "socket A harder approach" has THE island. THE defense budget watch that direction "wanna has to grow It is military has THE indicate Or he East prepared has earn A war if he has No choice but has struggle A," said Li Mingjiang, A defense learned has THE S. Rajaratna....