China adds 10% to military budget

China has announced that its official military budget will grow by 10.1% in the coming year, amid unease among Beijing’s neighbours about its growing might and territorial ambitions.

The increase to about 145 billion dollars (£94 billion) in spending would mark the fifth year in a row of double-digit increases despite the country’s slowing economic growth, which fell to 7.4% last year from 7.7% the previous year.