US defense chief: China military capabilities worrisome
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US Defense Secretary Robert Gates expressed concern Friday over China's developing military capabilities and the ease with which military spending can be hidden from public view.
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China's rapid military expansion appears to be partly aimed at increasing its ability to handle regional crises, like conflicts over resources or territory, the Pentagon said in a report released on Friday.
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The United States has been  exaggerating China's nuclear clout in a process that could lock  the two into a Cold War-style arms race, two arms-control  advocacy groups said in a report Thursday.
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US concern is growing as China develops new nuclear submarines and more accurate missiles, a report says.
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The US is threatening to withhold military technology considered crucial to the health of the UK defence industry as the row over European moves to lift the arms embargo on Beijing intensifies.
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WASHINGTON -- China is modernizing its military in ways that give it options for launching surprise attacks, potentially far from its borders, the Pentagon said yesterday.
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After a meeting with Secretary of State Colin Powell, China&#39;s top diplomat accused the United States on Thursday of endangering peace in the Taiwan Straits by selling weapons to Taiwan.
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Â· Beijing to put astronaut on moon by 2020 Â· Military implications of mission concern US
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China's test of an anti-satellite weapon last month underscores U.S. frustration in efforts to forge reliable communications with the secretive Chinese military, a senior Pentagon official said on Thursday.
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A Russian general has threatened a tough response if the United States goes ahead with a plan to site a missile defence system in Poland and the Czech Republic.
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China's military modernization is aimed at achieving parity with the United States and not limited to its drive for reunification with Taiwan, the US intelligence chief said Tuesday.
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China continues to build up its cyber-warfare capabilities, according to a DOD report
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China lashed out at the United States on Sunday, rejecting a Pentagon report about Beijing's defense buildup as exaggerated and misleading, and saying that such rhetoric threatened attempts to improve military and trade links.
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The United States warned China Monday that its announced military spending boost was &quot;inconsistent&quot; with peaceful growth and hinted that Beijing was understating its defense expenditures.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says lifting an EU arms embargo on China could send "the wrong signal".
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China hits back at the US over calls for greater transparency in Beijing's military spending.
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China on Friday expressed &quot;deep concern&quot; with Japan&#39;s overhaul of its defense policy. &quot;We are deeply concerned with the great changes of Japan&#39;s military defense strategy and