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Offline TomSea

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91 Years Old Today: How Tough Is China's Military?
« on: August 02, 2018, 03:53:17 pm »
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91 Years Old Today: How Tough Is China's Military?
by Adam Ni

The People’s Liberation Army turned 91 today amid the Chinese media’s  self-congratulatory cacophony . To be sure, China has a lot to be proud of—the PLA has become one of the most powerful militaries in the world. But lost in the hyperbole and hubris of the occasion is a sense of perspective. The PLA continues to be plagued by enduring weaknesses and significant challenges on the long journey towards its aspirations.

What are those aspirations? At the  19th Communist Party Congress  in October 2017, Xi Jinping committed China to an ambitious agenda. The PLA is to be transformed into a ‘world-class force’ by mid-century, with mechanization to be completed by 2020 and modernization to be completed by 2035.

The PLA is currently on target to meet those goals. It has modernized rapidly on the back of almost two decades of double-digit growth in defence spending. Today’s PLA boasts some of the most advanced military capabilities in the world, including conventional and nuclear missiles, stealth fighter jets, unmanned aerial vehicles, space-based platforms, and a bulging navy. Moreover, China is investing heavily in  transformative technologies with military applications, such as hypersonic vehicles, quantum science, and artificial intelligence.

Read more at: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/91-years-old-today-how-tough-chinas-military-27462
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Re: 91 Years Old Today: How Tough Is China's Military?
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2018, 04:27:38 pm »
Not very good at all,but there is strength in just having more soldiers than your enemy has bullets to shoot.
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Re: 91 Years Old Today: How Tough Is China's Military?
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2018, 04:36:16 pm »
Quote from: sneakypete on August 02, 2018, 04:27:38 pm
Not very good at all,but there is strength in just having more soldiers than your enemy has bullets to shoot.

The trick'll be getting them to within rifle range.
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Re: 91 Years Old Today: How Tough Is China's Military?
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2018, 04:52:42 pm »
Keep sending your little green pieces of paper to China folks, China thanks you for building up it's
military to the point where it can challenge the USA for control of the Pacific. And you wonder why
Trump wants to put tariffs on Chinese imports to the USA. China is a trade cheater.
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