More Worries About China's Growing Military Strength

PENTAGON WELCOME - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Chinese Gen. Xu Caihou, left, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, Chinese People's Liberation Army, through an honor cordon into the Pentagon, Oct. 27, 2009, for security talks. DoD photo by R. D. Ward

U.S. Sounds Alarm At China's Military Buildup -- Wall Street Journal

WASHINGTON—The Pentagon voiced alarm over China's military buildup, saying it was expanding its advantage over Taiwan and investing heavily in ballistic and cruise missile capabilities that could one day pose a challenge to U.S. dominance in the western Pacific.

In its annual report to Congress on Chinese military capabilities, the Pentagon also cited China's advances in electronic warfare. The U.S. government has been the target of cyber intrusions the report says appear to have originated in China and aimed to steal military secrets. "These intrusions focused on exfiltrating information, some of which could be of strategic or military utility," the report said.

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