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Estimating China’s Defense Spending: How to Get It Wrong (and Right)

August 23, 2024
Estimating China’s Defense Spending: How to Get It Wrong (and Right)
Estimating China’s Defense Spending: How to Get It Wrong (and Right)

Estimating China’s Defense Spending: How to Get It Wrong (and Right)

M. Taylor Fravel, George Gilboy, Eric Heginbotham, and Rick Landgraf
August 23, 2024

China’s defense spending is difficult to quantify because some assessments make methodological errors that result in inflated figures. Rick talks with Taylor, George, and Eric, who explain these flaws and offer a novel method for a more accurate assessment. Their article appears in the summer 2024 issue of TNSR.

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