China to raise defence budget by seven percent in 2017 #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

China will raise its defence budget by about 7 percent this year, a government spokeswoman said Saturday, continuing a trend of lowered growth amid a slowing economy despite regional tensions over the South China Sea and other issues.

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