{{China has bypassed Britain as the world’s fifth largest arms exporter, a Swedish think tank said Monday.}}<\/p>\n
The volume of Chinese weapons exports rose by 162 percent in the five years 2008-2012, compared to the previous five-year period, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said in its report. <\/p>\n
That means China’s share of all international arms exports increased to 5 percent from 2 percent, and the country climbed to fifth from eighth in the rankings.<\/p>\n
The largest buyer of Chinese weapons was Pakistan, which accounted for 55 percent of the country’s exports, followed by Myanmar with 8 percent and Bangladesh with 7 percent, SIPRI said.<\/p>\n
“China’s rise has been driven primarily by large-scale arms acquisitions by Pakistan,” said Paul Holtom, director of the SIPRI Arms Transfers Programme. <\/p>\n
“However, a number of recent deals indicate that China is establishing itself as a significant arms supplier to a growing number of important recipient states.”<\/p>\n
Such deals include the sale of three frigates to Algeria, eight transport aircraft to Venezuela and 54 tanks to Morocco, SIPRI said.<\/p>\n
The U.S. remains the world’s top arms exporter during the 2008-2012 period, with 30 percent of the global volume. Russia is second with 26 percent, Germany third with 7 percent, and France fourth with 6 percent, SIPRI said.<\/p>\n
China’s move into the top-five means Britain (now in sixth place) dropped off the list of the top five for the first time since at least 1950, the earliest year covered by SIPRI data.<\/p>\n
The institute said Asia dominated the global imports of weapons, with the top five importers all located in that region.<\/p>\n
Here’s SIPRI’s list of the top 5 arms exporters in 2008-2012 (share of international exports in parenthesis):<\/p>\n
1. United States (30 percent).<\/p>\n
2. Russia (26).<\/p>\n
3. Germany (7).<\/p>\n
4. France (6).<\/p>\n
5. China (5).<\/p>\n
The top 5 arms importers in 2008-2012 (share of international imports in parenthesis):<\/p>\n
1. India (12 percent).<\/p>\n
2. China (6).<\/p>\n
3. Pakistan (5).<\/p>\n
4. South Korea (5).<\/p>\n
5. Singapore (4).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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