same goes for the entire planet. countries do things for their own citizens, not yours.legionair wrote:
same goes for China... just that USA dont like it.GunSlinger OIF II wrote:
The US, excuse me for this, doesnt really care what the rest of the world thinks about its defense spending. Its an internal issue.
Chinese defense spending has increased 20% every year since the early 2000's
well, from what I can tell, it has very much external ramifications...GunSlinger OIF II wrote:
The US, excuse me for this, doesnt really care what the rest of the world thinks about its defense spending. Its an internal issue.
sucks to be those countries
increased personnel costs and higher oil price ?GunSlinger OIF II wrote:
Chinese defense spending has increased 20% every year since the early 2000's
When you have more money, you typically get better stuff. The US may be paying more, but the percentages of GDP are still pretty comparable, meaning that from a budget perspective, which this thread is about, the US and the PRC military spendings are comparable. GDP, and the fiscal distribution thereof have everything to do with prioritising national budgets. The population just dictates the numbers behind the percentages.some_random_panda wrote:
I think he's suggesting that America spends $1950 more "defending" each person than China. What's purchasing power got to do with it?mikkel wrote:
So you're suggesting that population, rather than gross domestic product, determines the purchasing power of a nation?sergeriver wrote:
US U$D 2,000 per capita
PRC U$S 50 per capita
thats one reason why they say oil has risen so quickly over the last decade.B.Schuss wrote:
increased personnel costs and higher oil price ?GunSlinger OIF II wrote:
Chinese defense spending has increased 20% every year since the early 2000's
well, no offense, but those M1 tanks and Bradleys rolling around in Iraq and Aghanistan aren't exactly fuel-efficient either...GunSlinger OIF II wrote:
thats one reason why they say oil has risen so quickly over the last decade.B.Schuss wrote:
increased personnel costs and higher oil price ?GunSlinger OIF II wrote:
Chinese defense spending has increased 20% every year since the early 2000's
First read, then post.GunSlinger OIF II wrote:
my point was percentage of GDP, not actual amount. that difficult to understand? loose change.Marinejuana wrote:
...Their spending only comprises a larger percentage of their total GDP because they have 50 times less money to work with and the price of weapons and food isn't scaled to their economy. It's not like the price of ammo in Saudi Arabia is 50 times cheaper, and its not like they can call their military sufficient while deciding to defend 50 times less of their land or people. With such a tiny GDP, having an army at all is going to take up a more noticeable chunk of the economy than what we see for the world's super-rich top military spenders...
better watch out, they chinese are into making promotional vids.
Opinion: What we're trying to do here is get China to play the role of the Soviets so we can give our military-industrial complex another kick in the pants. Meanwhile, China just wants to get rich and still keep its government in power.
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Chinese soldiers probably only get 50 cents a day in wages, however.Mek-Izzle wrote:
Why would the US release a report criticizing that, when they spend probably twice that amount.
Ok here we go:
USA: $623,000,000,000
China: $58,700,000,000 (59bn)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_co … penditures
USA spends practically 10x more, and the population is like a quarter of China
And even the UK spends more than China