Soldiers stand at attention during the training for the military parade of the 60th National Day celebration, Beijing, September 7, 2009. [Xinhua]
SCMP: Seven Chinese defence firms in world’s top 20, international think tank says
Chinese weapons makers are among the world’s biggest defence companies, accounting for seven of the top 20 by revenue, according to a report by a London-based think tank.
In its first such survey, the International Institute for Strategic Studies said the seven state-owned Chinese defence firms each had more than US$5 billion in revenue in 2016, thanks largely to China’s massive and ever-rising military spending.
But they still have to make a lot of improvements before they can compete with their counterparts in the West, an institute researcher said.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 24, 2018
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