China still focused on Taiwan, Pentagon report finds

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Source: The Washington Post

As China continues rapidly modernizing its military, the country’s leaders are still largely focusing their efforts on Taiwan, according to a Pentagon report released on Wednesday.

The annual report comes amid a year of technological leaps for the Chinese, with the unveiling of a refurbished Soviet-built aircraft carrier, the launching of a record number of objects into space and news that a stealth fighter called the J-20 is under development.

Many of these improvements have been made, the report said, in an effort “to deter Taiwan independence and influence Taiwan to settle the dispute on Beijing’s terms.” Although relations between China and Taiwan have improved, the Pentagon concluded that “the balance of cross-Strait military forces and capabilities continues to shift in the mainland’s favor.”

The assessment noted China’s recent focus on expanding its naval power, which could be deployed to deter U.S. involvement in cross-strait conflicts.

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1. Yeah, but they are getting ready for the Chinese version of.....

...the economic bubble. They are spending and borrowing like it grows on what few trees they have: especially in Shenyang in the N.E. Lots of development in Dalian too. They just can't stop.