China 'replaces UK' in top five arms exporters
- Published: 18 Mar 2013 at 11.49
- Online news: World
China has overtaken Britain to become the world's fifth largest arms exporter with five percent of the global trade, its highest position since the Cold War, a Swedish think tank said on Monday.
Pakistan Army officers attend the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai on November 13, 2012. China has overtaken Britain to become the world's fifth-largest arms exporter with five percent of the global trade, its highest position since the Cold War, a Swedish think-tank said.
It is the first time Britain has not figured in the top five weapons suppliers since 1950, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a report.
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