China is now the world’s third-largest exporter of arms, data compiled by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute showed Tuesday.
According to the report, the U.S. remained the world’s largest arms exporter during the 2010 to 2014 period, accounting for 31 percent of global exports of conventional weapons.
The U.S. was followed by Russia with a 27 percent share of global arms exports, followed by China with about 5 percent.
China’s biggest clients were Pakistan, which bought 41 percent of the total, followed by Bangladesh and Myanmar.
As for the U.S., South Korea was its biggest buyer.
According to the report, Seoul purchased about 9 percent of Washington’s weapons exports during the period.