Analyzing China s defense budget ANI | Updated: Feb 02, 2021 09:42 IST
Hong Kong, February 2 (ANI): Early March, during the annual National People s Congress (NPC), is when China typically announces its defense budget for the coming year. As that time approaches for 2021, it is useful to analyze how well the official figures actually reflect reality, or whether they are deliberately deflated to hide the true extent of Chinese spending on its military.
It is important because China is the second-highest defense spender in the world behind the USA, plus its expenditure is almost 3.5 times that of third-placed India.
Last year s defense budget was delayed till late May because of COVID-19. In 2020 the publicized budget rose 6.6 percent to CNY 1.27 trillion (USD 179 billion), compared to the year before, to step up preparations for armed combat, according to Chairman Xi Jinping. To put this in perspective, that annual increase of CNY 78 billio
A slew of ministry-level departments, including those responsible for civil affairs, education, and market regulation have responded recently to matters of public concern.
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How to get divorce in China Graphic: GT Photo: VCGA 47-year-old Beijing man surnamed Su has waited for almost a month for the city authorities to approve his divorce even though he and his wife both agreed on ending their marital relationship.
February 1 marks the first day when Chinese couples can get consensual divorce after completing the 30-day cooling-off period required by the Civil Code that came into effect on January 1. Heated discussions had flooded the internet over how necessary it is to initiate such a period and how much the authorities should intervene in people s decisions on household matters.
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Two years ago, Joanne Su was anxious about turning 30 years old.
She worked for a foreign trade company in China s southern metropolis of Guangzhou, earned a decent income and spent her weekends hanging out with friends. But to Su and her parents, there was one problem she was single. Back then, I felt like 30 years old was such an important threshold. When it loomed closer, I came under tremendous pressure to find the right person to marry both from my parents and myself, she said.