Ay, I did miss that, didn't go up enough to see the parent :facepalm:
China do spend more on defense than policing, at lease nominally, per page 5 of the 2021 budget proposal hosted on Xinhua:
"National defense spending was 1.267992 trillion yuan, 100% of the budgeted figure.
Public security expenses totaled 183.59 billion yuan, 100.2% of the budgeted figure. "
"National defense spending was 1.267992 trillion yuan, 100% of the budgeted figure. Public security expenses totaled 183.59 billion yuan, 100.2% of the budgeted figure. "
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/download/20210313budget.pdf