I have published a brief analysis on China’s projected official defense budget in 2015, which was announced earlier today, with Andrew Erickson of the U.S. Naval War College. You can find it in the Wall Street Journal’s China blog, China Real Time. Suggested citation and link below:

• Erickson, Andrew S., and Adam P. Liff. “China’s Military Spending Swells Again Despite Domestic Headwinds.” China Real Time (The Wall Street Journal), March 5, 2015.