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[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 31 points 13 hours ago
[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 8 points 8 hours ago

Used to be that China was on par in that regard say... 10? 15 years ago? I remember seeing a comparison, it was more neck at neck, but I think they reduced it and the US massively increased it, so it's high but not US high.

Similarly something about military spending; same US ballooning in the past few decades.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

I used to joke that reagen spent the ussr to death (I've learned a titch more about that era of history since then, as i really didn't remember politics beyond SNL at that age) and now I'm feeling the same squeeze from China.

What is your point? that China is more free than known fascist state Portugal and the UK?

[-] Kojichan@lemmy.world 18 points 12 hours ago

Neat to see where China sits in this list, despite not being in Nato.

Kinda has an interesting perspective.

[-] ZoDoneRightNow@kbin.earth 16 points 13 hours ago

China is not a founding NATO country

[-] Phantaloons@piefed.zip -2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Doesn't stop them from incarcerating like one. Maybe they'll earn an invite soon.

[-] gary_host_laptop@lemmy.ml 10 points 13 hours ago
[-] alapakala@quokk.au 1 points 9 hours ago

翻腾屎

[-] zikzak025@lemmy.world 10 points 13 hours ago

China isn't in NATO

[-] alapakala@quokk.au 1 points 9 hours ago

Damn, this changes my emigration plans…

[-] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 12 hours ago

"in founding nato countries"

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