China has surpassed Germany to become the world’s third-largest arms exporter, but the United States and Russia remain the dominant sellers of weapons worldwide, according to statistics released on Monday by a research organisation in Sweden.

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said China surpassed Germany in 2010-14. With just five per cent of total exports for that period, China’s share was far below that of the United States, at 31 per cent, or Russia, at 27 per cent.

Although its share of overall sales remained small, China’s exports increased by 143 per cent in 2010 to 2014, compared with the previous five-year period, Sipri said. (The organization looks at arms sales over five-year blocks to smooth out jumps from year to year).

Arms exports by the United States increased by 23 per cent over the previous five years; Russia’s increased by 37 per cent.

After global arms sales fell over most of the 1980s and ’90s, they have increased in recent years, with the 2010-14 volume 16 per cent higher than that of the previous five years, according to the report.

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Chinco dey dominate everywhere; imagine world war brakes out; The WINNER is already know; China can sacrifice 200milion people and it will be as if nothing happens.

resty4:
war wl never end w US creatg katakata globally 2 create arm mrkt.
Meanwhile china una de try o, u beat japan 2 b 2nd economically, now u don dowan again u come beat germany now 2 place 2nd in arm sells i hail o.

Na true you talk oh

But Chinese is technologically advanced oh, thank God they are not volatile like North Korea; the world would have witness up to 5th World War!

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iwaeda:
Chinco dey dominate everywhere; imagine world war brakes out; The WINNER is already know; China can sacrifice 200milion people and it will be as if nothing happens.

having a large population doesnt equate winning in a war. remember what happened during the 2nd world war. tiny japan dealt with the whole south east asia. even your almight china couldnt fight The Japs.

The rise of China almost on all fronts is not by mistake, as well as the re-awakening of Russia, is no coincidence. Neither is the 'ally-driven-factoring' of the likes of Iran, Syria, North Korea, etc etc etc. We are gradually moving closer to the realization of the Biblical Gog and Magog, which many has interpreted to be the spiritual name for the allied body to be led by Russia and China - major players in the prophecied up coming World War 111.

With eyes wide open, WE ARE WATCHING WITH BATED BREATH!