The planned increase will lift spending to some 100 billion yuan ( $ 106.4 billion ) It follows similar increases in defense spending in the past . CNN 's Steven Jiang contributed to this report . The move is sure to stoke concerns among some of China 's neighbors .
The planned increase will lift spending to some 100 billion yuan ( $ 106.4 billion ) It follows similar increases in defense spending in the past . The move is sure to stoke concerns among some of China 's neighbors .