China cuts arms imports to rely more on its own weapons tech: SIPRI report
China cuts arms imports to rely more on its own weapons tech: SIPRI report
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China cuts arms imports to rely more on its own weapons tech: SIPRI report
China nearly halved its arms imports over the past five years as it replaced foreign weapons with its own technology
Russia supplied 77 per cent of China’s purchases, including aircraft engines and helicopter systems, followed by France with 13 per cent.
Despite the war with Russia, Ukraine remained the third-largest source of China’s imports with 8.2 per cent