China announced a 7% rise in its 2026 defence budget to RMB 1.91 trillion (~$277B), marking the lowest hike in years.
China raises its defense budget by 7% to $277 billion amid global instability and shifting geopolitical alliances.
China’s latest five-year plan seeks to dominate artificial intelligence and other high-tech sectors and expand exports that are already destabilising other economies.
The American military's dependence on Chinese sources gives Beijing leverage in the lead-up to Trump's trip, sources say The US war against Iran may have handed Beijing some fresh rare-earths leverage ...
The Chinese famously play the long game. The high priest of realpolitik, Henry Kissinger, coldly noted, “China’s leaders avoid direct confrontation and prefer to achieve their objectives indirectly.” ...
Despite wartime needs and diplomatic backlash, Israeli defense exports grew to 4.4% of the global market in 2021–2025, fueled by air defense system sales ...
The top table reserved for the Central Military Commission – the leading body in charge of China’s military apparatus – was ...
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