Japan to boost military budget amid China row
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<!– google_ad_section_start –> Japan will increase military spending this year for the first time in more than a decade, the ruling party said on Tuesday, as Tokyo summoned the Chinese ambassador over a simmering territorial row. The newly-elected Liberal Democratic Party’s national defence task force has decided to boost the defence budget request by more than 100 billion yen (US$1.15 billion) in response to an emboldened Beijing, a party official told reporters. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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Japan to boost military budget amid China row
<!– google_ad_section_start –> Japan will increase military spending this year for the first time in more than a decade, the ruling party said on Tuesday, as Tokyo summoned the Chinese ambassador over a simmering territorial row. The newly-elected Liberal Democratic Party’s national defence task force has decided to boost the defence budget request by more than 100 billion yen (US$1.15 billion) in response to an emboldened Beijing, a party official told reporters. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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