{"id":1089140,"date":"2021-12-06T09:13:49","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T14:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1089140"},"modified":"2021-12-06T09:13:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T14:13:51","slug":"report-china-military-spending-surge-now-50-larger-than-india-japan-taiwan-south-east-asia-combined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-china-military-spending-surge-now-50-larger-than-india-japan-taiwan-south-east-asia-combined\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: China Military Spending Surge &#8212; Now 50% Larger than India, Japan, Taiwan, South-East Asia Combined"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-china-military-spending-surge-now-50-larger-than-india-japan-taiwan-south-east-asia-combined%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1089140&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">China is determined to match its aggressive military talk in South-East Asia with spending. A report by the Lowy Institute in Australia shows in 2021 it achieved just that as other reports indicate&nbsp;Beijing is looking to establish its first permanent military presence on the Atlantic Ocean in the tiny Central African country of Equatorial Guinea.<\/p>\n<p>According to the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/power.lowyinstitute.org\/\">Asia Power&nbsp;Index<\/a>, China\u2019s military financial outlay is now 50 per cent larger than India, Japan, Taiwan, and all 10 members of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) combined.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The annual report by the Lowy Institute noted in 2021, the U.S. remained the most powerful country in the Asia-Pacific region, with China coming in&nbsp;second place, after steadily growing influence on the Index in recent years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\">\u201cThe pandemic has really affected most countries in terms of their ability to shape and respond to their external environment, but the United States has actually gained in its comprehensive power for the first time since 2018,\u201d Herv\u00e9 Lemahieu, the Lowy Institute\u2019s director of research, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2021-12-06\/lowy-institute-asia-power-index-2021\/100675446\">told<\/a> the ABC.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.9571428571429\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">China claimed air and naval units of its People\u2019s Liberation Army (PLA) \u201ctracked, monitored, and warned off\u201d the American ship. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0B2ejFGzxx\">https:\/\/t.co\/0B2ejFGzxx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1357830293810540552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cChina will never be as dominant as the United States once was, but we are really set for a sort of bi-polar century in the Indo-Pacific \u2026 more reliant on the whims of both the United States and China,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The details on China\u2019s boosted defense spending come as classified American intelligence reports suggest China intends to establish its first permanent military presence on the Atlantic Ocean in the tiny Central African country of Equatorial Guinea, according to U.S. officials.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/china-seeks-first-military-base-on-africas-atlantic-coast-u-s-intelligence-finds-11638726327\">reports<\/a>&nbsp;this would enable China\u2019s warships to rearm and refit opposite the U.S. East Coast and its busy shipping lanes.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese military spending elsewhere is now far ahead of regional rivals and all 10 members of ASEAN and still growing, leaping as recently as 2020, as Breitbart News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2020\/05\/19\/china-boost-military-budget-citing-defense-threats-u-s\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>China \u201cremains far in front of basically everyone else in the region\u201d in terms of overall power, the report detailed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_19019826\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"38\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-959767396.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19019826\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-959767396-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt width=\"990\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Tugs guide China\u2019s first domestically manufactured aircraft carrier, known as \u201cType 001A\u201d, as it returns to port in Dalian in China\u2019s north-eastern Liaoning province after its first sea trial. China\u2019s first domestically manufactured aircraft carrier started sea trials on May 13, 2018 and returned to port in Dalian on May 18. (AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>At the same time&nbsp;Indonesia edged into the Index\u2019s top 10 for the first time&nbsp;despite being hard-hit by the pandemic at home, outranking Singapore as the \u201cmost diplomatically influential player\u201d in South-East Asia.<\/p>\n<p>Japan is a \u201csmart power\u201d which wields significant diplomatic, economic and cultural influence with limited resources, the Lowy report said, however its influence declined in 2021 due to a declining economy and ageing population.<\/p>\n<p>In a report released last month, Director of the ANU Australia-Japan Research Centre Shiro Armstrong argued Australia needs to boost its \u201calready strong\u201d ties with Japan, particularly through cooperation on energy to address climate change.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.4251968503937\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Australia will join Japan in a regional defense pact designed to bolster their standing against Beijing\u2019s growing military power and assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZYhlX6LwSA\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZYhlX6LwSA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1326206346581188609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cJapan is Australia\u2019s benchmark relationship in Asia,\u201d Associate Professor Armstrong said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is the world\u2019s third-largest economy, Australia\u2019s second-largest source of investment and until a fall in commodity trade in 2020, was Australia\u2019s second-largest trading partner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the Japan relationship must be re-imagined if it is to cope with major challenges that both countries [face] both at home and abroad if it is to survive and thrive in the 21st century,\u201d Dr Armstrong said.<\/p>\n<h5><em><span>Follow Simon Kent on Twitter:<\/span> <a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunSimonKent\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @SunSimonKent<\/a> <span>or e-mail to: skent@breitbart.com<\/span><br \/><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China is determined to match its aggressive military talk in South-East Asia with spending. 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