Google gave an AP article saying China spends 1.7% of GDP, compared to 3.5% from US, but GDP is fucky so that's probably not the whole story. Some page from executivegov.com pegs US defense :wink: spending at 10% of the total federal budget, and "nearly half of the discretionary spending". Couldn't find anything as far as Chinese spending in relation to budget, so I suspect it's an unfavorable comparison for the US
Google gave an AP article saying China spends 1.7% of GDP, compared to 3.5% from US, but GDP is fucky so that's probably not the whole story. Some page from executivegov.com pegs US defense :wink: spending at 10% of the total federal budget, and "nearly half of the discretionary spending". Couldn't find anything as far as Chinese spending in relation to budget, so I suspect it's an unfavorable comparison for the US