冷战结束后,世界各国的战略重点明显地转向以经济为中心、以科技为先导的综合国力的竞争。但各国并没有因此而“马放南山,刀枪入库”,而是根据综合国力竞争的需要,对各自的军备发展进行调整,世界国防开支出现新的特点。一、西方军事大国削减国防费,亚太国家增加国防费综观冷战后世界国防开支走势,出现“削减”和“增加”并列的新特点。西方军事大国,在东西关系缓和、军备竞赛降温和发展经济的强大压力下,普遍削减国 After the Cold War ended, the strategic priorities of all the countries in the world clearly shifted to the competition of an integrated national strength led by economy and science and technology. However, instead of “laying down their knives and storing their weapons,” various countries have not adjusted their respective armaments according to the needs of competition in overall national strength. As a result, new features have emerged in the national defense expenditures. I. Great Reduction of National Defense Costs by the Big Military Powers in the West and Increase of National Defense Costs in the Asia-Pacific Countries Looking at the trend of national defense spending in the world since the end of the Cold War, new features of “reduction” and “increase” are appearing. Under the strong pressure of the easing of the relations between the east and the west and the cooling off of the arms race and the development of the economy, the western military great powers have generally cut back on the state