Is China Trying To Match The U.S. In Military Power?

China is ramping up its military spending at a time its financial firepower is increasingly in focus after it unseated Japan as the second biggest economy in the world.

China To Boost Military Spending: Gunning For The US? -- International Business Times

China is ramping up its military spending at a time its financial firepower is increasingly in focus after it unseated Japan as the second biggest economy in the world.

A Chinese official said on Friday the country will increase military spending 12.7 percent this year after a drop in spending last year owing to the financial crisis.

An analysis of comparative military capabilities of the world's leading nations will reveal that if China is going ballistic in efforts to bolster its military, it's certainly gunning for the United States.

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My Comment: IBT has an interesting chart that compares the two military powers. What is missing in the chart are a listing of nuclear forces .... and of course .... no information on how advanced and sophisticated these forces are.