Chinese sailors salute as the destroyer Jinan returns to a military port in Zhoushan, in Zhejiang province in February. President Xi Jinping announced cuts of 300,000 military personnel by 2017. Photo: Xinhua
Chinese sailors salute as the destroyer Jinan returns to a military port in Zhoushan, in Zhejiang province in February. President Xi Jinping announced cuts of 300,000 military personnel by 2017. Photo: Xinhua
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China to announce big increase in defence spending, say analysts

Military expenses likely to be higher to fund troop lay-offs as part of modernisation drive

Minnie Chan
Minnie Chan

Updated: 3:16am, 1 Mar, 2016

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Chinese sailors salute as the destroyer Jinan returns to a military port in Zhoushan, in Zhejiang province in February. President Xi Jinping announced cuts of 300,000 military personnel by 2017. Photo: Xinhua
Chinese sailors salute as the destroyer Jinan returns to a military port in Zhoushan, in Zhejiang province in February. President Xi Jinping announced cuts of 300,000 military personnel by 2017. Photo: Xinhua
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