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China plans to boost military spending this year by 17.8 per cent, or 350 billion yuan ($66 billion), a National People's Congress spokesman said.
China plans to boost military spending this year by 17.8 per cent, or 350 billion yuan ($66 billion), a National People's Congress spokesman said.
Turnaround since vice-president took election frontrunner spot described as 'astounding'.