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The size and the significant growth in the Asia-Pacific defence and security market combined with the scarcity of good, well-run exhibitions is the main determining factor for launching APDS in the Region. The following extracts are taken from a marketing report commissioned by and the intellectual property of APDS Exhibition Ltd.
The Asia-Pacific was the top region for defence import procurement between 2002 and 2006 and around AUD131 billion worth of defence contracts are -
Selected trends favouring increased defence spending are:
1 - Counter-terrorism/counter-proliferation activities
2 - Increasing border surveillance to prevent illegal immigration (notably Australia)
3 - North Korean regime instability and threatening actions
4 - Rush to secure energy supplies
5 - Disputed territorial claims e.g. over the Spratly Islands claimed by China, Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia and Brunei; Senkaku Islands disputed by China and Japan; and Kuril Islands disputed by Japan and Russia
6 - China's military build-up to counter US, specifically targeting Taiwan
7 - Possibilities of regional arms races between China and Japan, China and India
8 - Global defence trends of building up CBRN defences but networking armed forces is seen as critical with better Command, Control, Communication, Computer (C4) Intelligence, Surveillance, Targeting, Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) capabilities
9 - In the long term, countries will be obliged to respond to the security implications of climate change
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