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Maybe? China has historically spent very little on its military, and it's not like they benefited from US protection. Quite the opposite, in fact.

• nradov 5y ago
  China's military spending is now effectively near parity with the USA and rising rapidly. https://www.heritage.org/defense/commentary/chinas-defense-spending-larger-it-looks https://www.heritage.org/defense/commentary/chinas-defense-s...
  • pasabagi 5y ago
    Dunno about the methodology there, but, that's why I said historically.
    • triactual 5y ago
      Great, so maybe it's time to revise the rest of the thinking as well.