Moscow and Beijing kept increasing their spending on weapons last year, according to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Russia became the world\'s third-largest arms spender, to the tune of some $8 billion, a 9.3 per cent increase over 2010, AP said, citing the document. China boosted its purchases by 6.7 per cent to around $143 billion. Beijing remains the world\'s second-largest arms investor. The US, the world\'s leading arms buyer, cut military expenditure by 1.2 per cent to $711 billion. Europe increased its spending to $407 billion.
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