China just became the world's third largest arms exporter

According to the statistics released today by the research organisation in Sweden,China just surpassed Germany in becoming the world's third best largest arms exporter though the United States and Russia remain the dominant sellers of weapons throughout the world. 
   During the year 2010--2014,Stockholm International Peace Institute said China surpassed Germany with just approximately five per cent of total exports for that period.Although its share of overall sales remained small,sipri said ''China exports increased by 143 per cent in 2010 to 2014,compared with the prev 5yrs period''.
  Arms exports by the United States increased by 23 per cent over the prev 5yrs;Russia exports also increased by 37 percent...But after global arms sales fell over most of the 1980s and 1990s,they have increased in recent years,with the 2010--2014 vol 16 per cent higher than that of the previous 5yrs,according to the report