China could face a substantially more capable Japanese military over the coming years as Tokyo considers nearly doubling its five-year defence spending to as much as 80 trillion yen (US$508 billion), according to media reports in Japan. Observers said such a build-up could strengthen Japan’s abi...

Source: [SCMP](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3373139/whats-message-china-japan-weighs-us500-billion-defence-surge)

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