ESSENTIAL BACKING: President Xi Jinping inspecting an honor guard in September. The armed forces are integral to his “China dream,” a rejuvenated nation that is both peace-loving and militarily powerful. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Rising China’s Pride And Challenge: Its Increasingly Mighty Military -- Reuters
Leader Xi Jinping must master the People’s Liberation Army at a time when it has emerged as more self-confident, and lethal, than ever.
HONG KONG - It’s part of the lore of modern China. When paramount leader Deng Xiaoping was handing over power a generation ago, a widely recounted tale goes, he had some advice for his successor. For every five working days, spend four with the top brass of the People’s Liberation Army.
The latest leader of China, Xi Jinping, shows every sign of applying that lesson. A month after assuming power in November last year, Xi visited the province of Guangdong on his first major political tour. Of the five days he spent there, three were at a military base, according to official coverage of his trip.
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WNU Editor: In the past year Reuters has compiled a number of reports that examines and analyzes China's growing military. These other stories are the following ....
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2. The Chinese navy “dismembers” Japan
3. How China’s weapon snatchers penetrate American defenses
4. Hunting for U.S. arms technology, China enlists a legion of amateurs
5. The Chinese military machine’s secret to success: European engineering
6. The U.S. government lab behind Beijing’s nuclear power push
7. In the satellite technology race, China hitched a ride from Europe
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