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12. China Is Rapidly Advancing Its Military And Weapons Systems

Reply to Tansy_Gold (Original post)

Fri Dec 5, 2014, 08:07 AM

Dec 2014

http://www.businessinsider.com/r-chinas-xi-urges-faster-development-of-new-weapons-systems-2014-12

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged faster development of advanced new military equipment to help build a strong army, state media reported, as the country steps up an ambitious modernization plan that has rattled nerves across the region.

Speaking at a two-day conference of the People's Liberation Army, Xi said that military reforms should be "guided by the objective of building a strong army", the official Xinhua news agency said late on Thursday.

"Advanced weaponry is the embodiment of a modern army and a crucial support for national security and rejuvenation," it cited Xi as saying.

"Equipment systems are now in a period of strategic opportunities and at a key point for rapid development."

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/r-chinas-xi-urges-faster-development-of-new-weapons-systems-2014-12#ixzz3L1Zvbnsh

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