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China to Hike Military Spending

04/03/2017 GMT

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China to increase military spending by 7%; poverty in inner city Baltimore; N. Ireland.

China has said it will increase military spending by 7%; poverty in inner city Baltimore in the US; elections in Northern Ireland.

China says it will increase spending on its military by about 7% this year; we visit a poor neighbourhood in inner city Baltimore, Maryland; elections in Northern Ireland.

(Picture: Soldiers of a foot formation march past in Beijing, China  Credit: Getty Images)

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