# Posted 3:01 PM by Patrick Belton
CHINA TO INCREASE MILITARY SPENDING MARKEDLY: See
BBC. Analysts suggest that the decision was taken principally to intimidate the Taiwanese electorate, facing a largely symbolic referendum calling on China to end its military intimidation of the island; students of the Chinese military also further suggest that the poorly paid, trained, and equipped People's Liberation Army will require years and substantial funding to arrive at being a modern fighting force.
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