What do you guys think? I know China is definately one of the top nations economically and a one of the top military powers, but I think these reports that the pentagon come out with at random times are just to create a biased buzz against nations other than the US
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/24/pentagon.china.ap/index.html
China rejects U.S. military claims
Pentagon report says Beijing rapidly expanding reach
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Thursday, May 25, 2006 Posted: 0102 GMT (0902 HKT)
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BEIJING, China (AP) -- China has angrily rejected a U.S. Defense Department report that says Beijing is a potential military threat, insisting that its multibillion-dollar buildup is defensive.
Beijing is "strongly resentful of and firmly opposed to" the comments in an annual Pentagon report on Chinese military power, state media quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao as saying.
Liu complained that the report "severely violated the principles governing international relations" and interfered in China's internal affairs.
The report released Tuesday says China is rapidly extending its military reach with more long-range aircraft and weapons that will allow it to compete with the United States and potentially pose a threat to other countries.
"Several aspects of China's military development have surprised U.S. analysts, including the pace and scope of its strategic forces modernization," the report says. "China's military expansion is already such as to alter regional military balances."
"China is a peace-loving nation and has insisted on a way of peaceful development, with a national defense policy that is defensive in nature," news reports quoted Liu as saying.
Beijing has spent heavily in recent years on adding submarines, missiles, fighter planes and other high-tech weapons to its arsenal in order to extend the reach of the 2.3 million-member People's Liberation Army, the world's largest fighting force.
Its reported military budget rose more than 14 percent this year to 283.8 billion yuan ($35.3 billion) but outside estimates of China's true spending are up to three times that level.
This compares with the U.S. military budget which topped $400 billion for 2005.
One of Beijing's key short-term goals is to back up its threat to invade Taiwan, the self-ruled island that the communist mainland claims as part of its territory.
China has deployed 400,000 ground-force personnel to the three military regions opposite Taiwan, an increase of 25,000 from last year, according to the report.
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/24/pentagon.china.ap/index.html
China rejects U.S. military claims
Pentagon report says Beijing rapidly expanding reach
var clickExpire = "06/23/2006";
China has deployed 400,000 ground-force personnel to the three military regions opposite Taiwan.
BEIJING, China (AP) -- China has angrily rejected a U.S. Defense Department report that says Beijing is a potential military threat, insisting that its multibillion-dollar buildup is defensive.
Beijing is "strongly resentful of and firmly opposed to" the comments in an annual Pentagon report on Chinese military power, state media quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao as saying.
Liu complained that the report "severely violated the principles governing international relations" and interfered in China's internal affairs.
The report released Tuesday says China is rapidly extending its military reach with more long-range aircraft and weapons that will allow it to compete with the United States and potentially pose a threat to other countries.
"Several aspects of China's military development have surprised U.S. analysts, including the pace and scope of its strategic forces modernization," the report says. "China's military expansion is already such as to alter regional military balances."
"China is a peace-loving nation and has insisted on a way of peaceful development, with a national defense policy that is defensive in nature," news reports quoted Liu as saying.
Beijing has spent heavily in recent years on adding submarines, missiles, fighter planes and other high-tech weapons to its arsenal in order to extend the reach of the 2.3 million-member People's Liberation Army, the world's largest fighting force.
Its reported military budget rose more than 14 percent this year to 283.8 billion yuan ($35.3 billion) but outside estimates of China's true spending are up to three times that level.
This compares with the U.S. military budget which topped $400 billion for 2005.
One of Beijing's key short-term goals is to back up its threat to invade Taiwan, the self-ruled island that the communist mainland claims as part of its territory.
China has deployed 400,000 ground-force personnel to the three military regions opposite Taiwan, an increase of 25,000 from last year, according to the report.
