J-15 fighters from China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier take part in a drill on Jan. 2, 2017 in the South China Sea. It came just days after President Trump pitched a 10 percent surge in U.S. military spending. [Analysis: Trump’s defense spending increase isn’t extraordinary, but its impact could be]China is spending more on its military each year, but the rate of growth has slowed. “Military spending will continue to grow steadily,” said Zhao Chu, a Chinese military expert. Chinese officials aren’t concerned with the growth rate of U.S. military spending, said Peng Guangqian, who also studies China’s military.

Source: Washington Post March 04, 2017 03:58 UTC