Pentagon to Spend US$12 Billion on Surveillance, Eyeing China’s Build-up in Asia

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The US plans to spend an additional $12.6 billion to enhance its monitoring of China's military activities in the Indo-Pacific region, amid Washington's assessment that Beijing is undertaking "unprecedented military buildup."

大纪元 Epoch Times

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Bloomberg reported on Wednesday (February 25) that, according to a budget document submitted by the Pentagon to Congress, the U.S. Department of Defense plans to allocate an additional $12.6 billion to strengthen surveillance of Chinese military exercises, submarines, and satellites in response to China's "unprecedented military expansion" in Asia.