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Beijing, Mar 5 (EFE/EPA).- China will increase its 2021 defense budget by 6.8 percent, according to the government's preliminary report presented at the National People's Congress (NPC), which began Friday.The defense spending of the Asian power this year is expected to total 1.35 trillion yuan ($208.5 billion), a figure that will be reviewed during the annual plenary session of the NPC, which will last until next Thursday.The data is higher than last year (6.6 percent), when the coronavirus pandemic forced the Chinese authorities to contain their expenses. (Camera: ROMAN PILIPEY).SHOT LIST: CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING AND PREMIER LI KEQIANG WITH DELEGATES DURING THE OPENING SESSION OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS (NPC) AT THE GREAT HALL OF THE PEOPLE, IN BEIJING, CHINA.

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