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Armed forces expansion 'staggering'
Bangkok Post
|April 09, 2025
China's expansion of its armed forces is "staggering," Nato's chief said on a visit to Japan beginning yesterday aimed at "projecting" the alliance's power in the Asia-Pacific region.
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"Let us not be naive about China," secretary general Mark Rutte told the Japan Times.
"The build-up of their armed forces and investments in their defence industry, and in their defence capabilities, is staggering," Mr Rutte said in the interview published on Monday.
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