6月8日,瑞典斯德哥尔摩国际和平研究所(SIPRI)发布《SIPRI年鉴2009》说,尽管世界各国都面临严重经济危机,但由于伊拉克战争、俄罗斯重新成为全球大国以及中国的崛起,2008年全球军费开支仍创了历史最高纪录,达到了1.464万亿美元,比2007年增长4%。年鉴统计表明,美国军费占全球军费开支的比例最大,这是不争的事实,但中国2008年军费比上年实际增长10%,达到849亿美元,跃居全球第二位之说,难以令人信服。 June 8, SIPRI released “SIPRI Yearbook 2009” saying that although all countries in the world are facing serious economic crisis, due to the Iraq war, Russia has once again become a global power and the rise of China. The global military spending in 2008 Still hit a record high of 1.464 trillion U.S. dollars, an increase of 4% over 2007. According to the Yearbook statistics, it is an indisputable fact that the U.S. military spending accounts for the largest proportion of global military expenditure. However, the military expenditure in 2008 in China increased by 10% over the previous year to 84.4 billion U.S. dollars, ranking second in the world. convince.