China's defense budget to grow 17.6 percent in 2008
2008-03-03 20:55:02 Xinhua English
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BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- China plans to increase its defense budget by 17.6 percent in 2008, a parliament spokesperson said here on Tuesday..
The planned defense budget for 2008 was 417.769 billion yuan, a rise of 62.379 billion yuan from last year, Jiang Enzhu, spokesman for China's top legislature's annual session, told a press conference.
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