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China boosts defence spending 7% in drive to modernise
By Greg Torode and Ben Blanchard
HONG KONG/TAIPEI, March 5 (Reuters) - China will boost defence spending by 7% in 2026, it said on Thursday, the lowest rate in five years but still outpacing wider economic growth targets and the rest of Asia at a time of growing regional tension, including over Taiwan.
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Two top European commanders warn 'hard choices' needed from public on arms spending to deter Russia | CNN
Defense chiefs from two major US allies have issued a rare public plea for people across Europe to support big boosts in defense spending to deter a possible war with an increasingly westward-looking Russia.
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Two top European commanders warn 'hard choices' needed from public on arms spending to deter Russia
Defense chiefs from two major US allies have issued a rare public plea for people across Europe to support big boosts in defense spending to deter a possible war with an increasingly westward-looking Russia.
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ANALYSIS-Europe aims to rely less on US defence after Trump's Greenland push
By Andrew Gray, John Irish and Sabine Siebold
MUNICH, Feb 15 (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reflected a feeling of profound change among European leaders at this weekend's Munich Security Conference when she said: "Some lines have been crossed that cannot be uncrossed anymore".
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US lawmakers warn Taiwan to 'meet the moment' as China stages invasion-style drills
FIRST ON FOX: A bipartisan group of senior U. S. lawmakers is urging Taiwan to dramatically boost its defense spending, warning that political gridlock in Taipei risks undermining deterrence as China escalates military pressure around the island.
