Interpreting China’s military expenditure has been a complicated issue with important regional implications. Although China publishes its official defense budget and provides justifications for increases in its military spending, most observers remain skeptical of the accuracy of the official figures and wary of the military modernization efforts. This skepticism has shaped the responses of other Asia-Pacific nations toward China’s military modernization.
On Monday May 11, from noon to 1 p.m., FPIF’s Pacific Freeze project will be holding a brown-bag lunch and update from Wooksik Cheong (Peace Network, South Korea), Akira Kawasaki (Peace Boat, Japan), Gyung-Lan Jeong (Women Making Peace, South Korea), Colin Archer (International Peace Bureau), Kevin Martin (United For Peace and Justice), and Miriam Pemberton (FPIF).
Even though white privilege and racist socioeconomic orders in Latin America are different than those found in the United States, the deconstruction of the racial divide is something needed throughout the hemisphere.
