Trump wants US$716 billion for ‘aggressive defence strategy’ in 2019 to face off with China and Russia

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Trump wants US$716 billion for ‘aggressive defence strategy’ in 2019 to face off with China and Russia | South China Morning Post: "Following on from Defence Secretary Jim Mattis’ warnings about China, US officials say President Donald Trump is expected to ask for a massive US$716 billion (HK$5.5 trillion) in defence spending in his 2019 budget.“That’s a huge deal,” said Mark Cancian, a defence analyst with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), of the proposed increase.

“It’s a big jump in defence and means that the Trump administration is putting resources against an extremely aggressive defence strategy.” " Read More



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