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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 2025
Page
19
China announces a 7.2 percent defense budget increase totaling about 245 billion dollars at the National People's Congress. Officials cite modernization and training while the United States leads global military spending, with China expanding stealth fighters and air carriers amid regional tensions and strategic aims.
China keeps Taiwan in its sights as PLA builds bases on artificial South China Sea islands while Taiwan adds defenses. recent near Taiwan flights and ships aim to wear down defenses. Li Qiang reiterates peaceful reunification but opposes formal independence and foreign support. Taiwan vows higher military spending amid rising threats.
Mercator Institute analyst Anto nia Hmaidi says China will focus resources on a techno military modernization agenda rather to overhaul social or economic reforms. Xi Jinping pushes reforms while purging senior leaders. Xinhua defends defense spending under 1.5 percent of GDP as defensive and urges restraint.
The Trump administration aims to reduce military funding by 8 percent across five years to shrink the federal budget. Former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin proposed a five-year plan starting at 926.5 billion dollars in fiscal 2026, rising to over 1 trillion by 2028. China’s PLA spending has grown about 6.6 percent annually for 30 years, with Pentagon estimates last year placing total PLA spending at 330 to 450 billion dollars, 1.5 to 2 times the official figure.
At dawn on Mardi Gras, IV Waste crews led by Leander Nunez scrub Bourbon Street with water jets pressure washers and bristled tractors to clear tens of thousands of pounds of trash. The operation seeks a 10 am finish daily aided by citrus spray lemon fresh enzymes and broom teams. Glass Half Full volunteers collected over 33,000 pounds of glass across early route stations.
A Nature report from Olduvai Gorge details 27 carved bones from elephants and hippos dating over a million years earlier than prior bone tool evidence. Researchers suggest a hand axe function, crafted by striking bone to produce a single sharpened edge and tip, possibly made by Homo erectus or related ancestors.
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