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Urgent: China to raise defense budget by around 10 pct

Xinhua, March 4, 2015 Adjust font size:

China will raise its defense budget by around 10 percent this year, a spokeswoman for the annual session of the country's top legislature said Wednesday.

Speaking to reporters at a press conference a day ahead of the Third Session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC), Fu Ying said the exact figure will be published in a budget report Thursday.

China's defense budget rose by 12.2 percent last year. Endi