In 2023, total global defense expenditure reached $2.2 trillion, a 9% increase from the previous year, a new report from the think tank International Institute for Strategic Studies revealed on Tuesday.
In the Indo-Pacific, geopolitical tension between the two superpowers has increasingly pushed key countries in the region toward either Washington or Beijing, and both sides have ramped up what could be seen as preparations for potential conflict.
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