China is stockpiling – we must do the same
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China is stockpiling – we must do the same
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#4Where is the number from? Stockholm International Peace Research Institute estimates China's military expenditure in 2022 to be $292.0 billion, trailing $877.0 billion of US. (source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_China))
There are not a lot more numbers (let alone numbers with sources) in the article. China has a lot of EV batteries because it is leading in promoting EV usage. It stockpiles a lot of agricultural products because, well, there are a lot of mouths to feed.
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#6Meanwhile PRC trade surplus huge -> PRC USD reserves huge -> USD is strong and commodity prices not too whack due to global slow down.
Why not stock up now? Eventual global recovery could trigger expensive commodity super cycle. Would it be helpful in war, sure. But PRC needs to build up nukes first, going to take a few years for 50% parity.
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#9"it is spending about $700 billion" Where is the number from? Stockholm International Peace Research Institute estimates China's military expenditure in 2022 to be $292.0 billion, trailing $877.0 billion of US. (source: [Wikipedia]( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_China )) There are not a lot more numbers (let alone numbers with sources) in the article. China has a lot of EV batteries because it is l…
Re: China is stockpiling – we must do the same
#10"it is spending about $700 billion" Where is the number from? Stockholm International Peace Research Institute estimates China's military expenditure in 2022 to be $292.0 billion, trailing $877.0 billion of US. (source: [Wikipedia]( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_China )) There are not a lot more numbers (let alone numbers with sources) in the article. China has a lot of EV batteries because it is l…