How does one dissect Chinas budget to determine the true allocation of national resources dedicated to defense?
It may need a lot of research work by collecting all available statistics and case information, most in Chinese, then through careful analysis, comparison and estimate. It needs not only general knowledge about composition of PLA, but also that about defense industries. Reading Chinese newspapers, journals, even some PLA’s literature journals, may help the researcher get sense about what is going on in terms of military related activities and expenditures. An experienced scholar may thus give a reasonable estimate about the true allocation of national resources dedicated to defense. 7. What proportion of the China’s defense-related expenditures is financed by profits derived from PLA and/or Ministry-owned firms? This might be the toughest work for such a research. While data of Ministry-owned firms is mixed up with military and civilian activities, PLA owned businesses are eventually a “black box,” even unclear to Chinese government or the General Logistics Department. Some experts, su
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