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On the recordApril 24, 2013
So if they are spending $120 billion per year, can you break that out for me in terms of personnel versus procurement, weapons systems, ships?
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Lester Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin

Editor's note · Context

Johnson requests detailed breakdown of China's military spending.

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