Sales From Chinese Regime’s 4 Biggest Arms Companies Rose by 5 Percent in 2019: Think Tank

Sales From Chinese Regime’s 4 Biggest Arms Companies Rose by 5 Percent in 2019: Think Tank
The logo of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) is seen during the International Paris Air Show in Le Bourget on June 25, 2017. Eric Piermont/AFP via Getty Images
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STOCKHOLM—Arms sales by the Chinese regime’s four biggest companies in the sector rose by 4.8 percent in 2019 compared with 2018 to $56.7 billion, a leading conflict and armaments think tank said on Monday.

Sweden-based Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said it had included data on Chinese companies for the first time in its annual ranking of the world’s 25 largest arms manufacturing companies.