Pentagon Report: Chinese Military Growing In Size And Reach

Soldiers from the honour guards of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) march in front of the Monument to the People's Heroes at Tiananmen Square, after the welcoming ceremony for Kuwait's Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak al-Sabah at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, June 3, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Petar Kujunzic

Chinese Military Shows New Capabilities, Pentagon Says -- Bloomberg

China’s military is improving its military doctrine, training, weapons and surveillance to be able to conduct more sophisticated attacks against the U.S. and other adversaries, according to the Pentagon.

After jamming communications and mounting other forms of electronic and cyberwarfare, stealthy Chinese aircraft, drones and missiles could attack U.S. warships, aircraft and supply craft, the Defense Department said yesterday in its annual report on China.

The report, which is required by Congress, doesn’t suggest that such attacks are likely, only that the Chinese military last year continued to demonstrate new capabilities similar to those the U.S. began embracing at least 20 years ago, with mixed success. The buildup is occurring as China increasingly asserts itself in territorial disputes with its neighbors.

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