Beijing aims to finish modernising its armed forces by 2035 and seeks to have a world-class military by 2049. Photo: Xinhua
US Navy build-up plans ‘may cement China’s resolve to modernise’
- China will not react to the US secretary of defence’s ‘Future Forward’ announcement but will push forward with military overhaul: analyst
- Observers forecast friction between American and Chinese armed forces and potential close encounters but say neither nation wants war
Beijing aims to finish modernising its armed forces by 2035 and seeks to have a world-class military by 2049. Photo: Xinhua
