Pentagon says China improving ability to launch surprise attacks
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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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BEIJING, Dec 16: China assured Pakistan on Thursday of greater defence cooperation, especially in the supply of military hardware.
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China will continue to strengthen its armed forces, Premier Wen Jiabao said Monday, as the United States expressed concern over a sharp rise in military spending.
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China is devoting more resources to its military and the Pentagon wants Beijing to be more open about its intentions.
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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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China plans to boost defense spending by 17.8 percent in 2007, continuing the emerging power's stretch of double-digit annual increases in money for missiles, tanks and the building blocks of military modernization.
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Japan is planning to beef up its defense against cruise missiles in response to China's growing air strike capabilities, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday.
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China said Sunday it will provide the United Nations with information on its military spending and arms deals for the first time in more than a decade, taking a step to address international concerns about the secrecy surrounding its defense spending and operations.
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China's military buildup could tilt the strategic balance with Taiwan and also threaten US forces in Asia, CIA director Porter Goss warned.
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China's military spending, a point of contention with the United States, will jump 17.8 percent this year, the spokesman for the National People's Congress said Sunday.
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Security analysts say that Beijing's newly-proven ability to shoot down satellites could upend the balance of power in the Taiwan strait
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China is modernizing its military in ways that give it options for launching surprise attacks, potentially far from its borders, the Pentagon said Friday.
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China's modernizing military will make it a more muscular player in world events, a U.S. Defense Department report says.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates expressed concern on Thursday about the increasing sophistication of China's military and called on Beijing to be more open about its intentions.
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The US military has been quietly working on an array of defenses against attacks on its satellites, including tiny new satellites that could one day be armed for wars in space, analysts say.
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After promising more transparency, China blindsides the U.S. by announcing a big jump in defense spending. What's behind the move?
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BEIJING -- As China continues a rapid build-up of its armed forces, it is also investing heavily in educating and training the people who operate the array of sophisticated weapons now in service with the world's biggest military.