You forgot to include state and local government expenditures, which perhaps almost double the number. And maybe he was thinking of a China GDP number from a y

You forgot to include state and local government expenditures, which perhaps almost double the number. And maybe he was thinking of a China GDP number from a year or two ago. When I google "China GDP" it gives me $7.3 billion from 2011. And "nearly" is subjective. And most military spending is welfare, either to defense contractors or otherwise.