Why China’s rapid military build-up is 'hardly the whole story'
Story by Sylvie Zhuang • 1w
The PLA has been moving fast to modernise its arsenal and warfare strategy, but it's seen as 'seriously deficient' in some areas
It has been a turbulent year for the fraught US-China relationship. In the third part of a series looking back at the events of 2025, we examine China's growing military might and how it's narrowing the tech gap with the US.
US defence chief Pete Hegseth told a conference in Washington this month that America would maintain a "clear-eyed appreciation" of China's "rapid, formidable and holistic" military build-up.
That build-up is being watched globally, with defence experts in recent years tracking the country's military advances as the People's Liberation Army - the biggest standing army in the world - modernises at a rapid clip.
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