但据估计中国的实际军费开支要远远高于官方预算：根据斯德哥尔摩国际和平研究所的数据，去年中国在军队上的支出约为2280亿美元，相当于官方数字（1510亿美元）的1.5倍。
But China’s actual military spending is estimated to be much higher than the official budget: according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, China spent some $228 billion on its military last year, roughly 150% of the official figure of $151 billion.