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Business/Financial

U.S. Leaders Using World Economic Collapse To Justify Deep Defense Weapons Cuts, But China Slowdown Doesn’t Affect PLA Buying Spree

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Monday, April 13th, 2009

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The Chinese People's Liberation Army is rocketing ahead in its immense military procurement spending spree despite a cooling economy, but officials in the United States are using the economic slowdown as one excuse to slash defense modernization programs. That was the message from a panel forum of the Center for National Policy (CNP), a Washington think tank, probing how the economic plunge might affect Chinese military buildup plans. In all likelihood, the deep recession won't have much of an effect,…

Congress

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