Mar 4, 3:08 AM EST CHINA'S MILITARY SPENDING INCREASE TO BE SMALLEST IN 6 YEARS

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_CHINA_MILITARY_SPENDING_ASOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-03-04-03-08-34

China provides no breakdown of its defense budget and 

Pentagon and global arms bodies estimate actual military 

spending may be anywhere from 40 to 50 percent more 

because the official budget doesn't include the costs of 

high-tech weapons imports, research and development, 

and 

other programs.