https://www.scmp.com/rss/512084/feed Megha Pardhi is a research analyst (China Studies) at the Takshashila Institution, a public policy think tank in Bangalore. Her research focuses on China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and the military applications of emerging technologies. China Tech Dispatch, her weekly blog, explores discourses on technology and warfare in the PLA. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com In this year’s annual session of the National People’s Congress, Premier Li Keqiang presented a finance report with an estimated 1.45 trillion yuan (US$230 billion) set aside for defence spending in 2022. Although that figure is an increase on last year, it is still less than the US military budget, which is expected to top US$770 billion. This translates into a significant gap in US and Chinese military power. As a result, China’s military modernisation and efforts to leverage technology in... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3170306/how-emerging-technologies-are-driving-chinas-readiness-modern?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3170306/how-emerging-technologies-are-driving-chinas-readiness-modern?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 14 Mar 2022 19:30:22 +0000