Large Imports of Firearms are going towards Monsoon Asia

According to DW it states that Asia is accounting for 30% of global arm imports. Even in the title of the article "Asia Accounts for "Nearly a third' of Global Arms Imports". The country in Monsoon Asia that has the most significant growth of fire arms is India that has increased its imports of weapons by 34 percent. China in the other hand has decreased its military spending and does not import firearms. The drop of importing firearms to China does not mean that they are not amping their military they actually are it means that China is making their own firearms now. Furthermore, China does not need to import arms when it can produce them cheaply. China is also the major supplier of firearms. China has surpass Germany in being the greatest weapon manufacturer; it supplies mostly to Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. India has imported weapons at a high number I wonder what are they about to do with all those weapons. The article also states that North Korea is also purchasing a lot of weapons. When the article talks about weapons it actually means weapons that can cause damage assault weapons, tanks, rockets, and aircraft carriers. The major suppliers to Monsoon Asia are Russia and the United States of America.