Published Dec 30 2010 by Topnews.in


China preparing for armed conflict ''in every direction'', says its defence minister

Beijing, Dec. 30: Chinese Defence Minister Liang Guanglie on Wednesday said that his country is preparing for conflict ''in every direction''.

"In the coming five years, our military will push forward preparations for military conflict in every strategic direction," The Telegraph quoted Guanglie, as saying...

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...technology. "The modernisation of the Chinese military cannot depend on others, and cannot be bought. In the next five years, our economy and society will develop faster, boosting comprehensive national power. We will take the opportunity and speed up modernisation of the military" he said. (ANI)
...spending, China "s annual defence budget is still less than one-sixth of America" s 663 billion dollars...
...told Japan "s Asahi Shimbun newspaper this week that he believes the Chinese anti-ship missile, the Dong Feng 21, has already achieved "initial operational capability", although it would require years of testing."

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