This $700 billion dollar figure for Chinese defense spending is actually quite inflated. The real number is closer to $450 million per year. Yet the United States is actually spending nearly $900 billion per year. Now, let's do some quick math. The Chinese population is 1.4 billion, the United States population is 343 million. That means China is spending about 32 cents per person on defense while the United States is spending $2,624 per person, every year.

This $700 billion dollar figure for Chinese defense spending is actually quite inflated. The real number is closer to $450 million per year. Yet the United States is actually spending nearly $900 billion per year. Now, let's do some quick math. The Chinese population is 1.4 billion, the United States population is 343 million. That means China is spending about 32 cents per person on defense while the United States is spending $2,624 per person, every year.