Pentagon report: Which areas Beijing is arming 'full steam ahead'

Bildnummer: 56459200 Datum: 25.11.2011 Copyright: imago/Xinhua
(111125) -- HONG KONG, Nov. 25, 2011 (Xinhua) -- Military helicopters of the Chinese People s Liberation Army (PLA) take off at the Skek Kong Barracks during troop rotation in Hong Kong, south China, Nov. 25, 2011. The Chinese PLA garrison troops in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) conducted its 14th troop rotation on Friday since it assumed Hong Kong s defense responsibility on July 1, 1997. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaoyong) (mcg) CHINA-HONG KONG-PLA-14TH TROOP ROTATION (CN) PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Gesellschaft Militär Volksbefreiungsarmee Soldat Hongkong China x0x xtm 2011 quer

56459200 Date 25 11 2011 Copyright Imago XINHUA Hong Kong Nov 25 2011 XINHUA Military Helicopters of The Chinese Celebrities S Liberation Army PLA Take off AT The Skek Kong Barracks during Troop Rotation in Hong Kong South China Nov 25 2011 The Chinese PLA Garrison Troops in The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region HKSAR conducted its 14th Troop Rotation ON Friday Since IT Hong Kong S Defense Responsibility ON July 1 1997 XINHUA Huang Xiaoyong McG China Hong Kong PLA 14th Troop Rotation CN PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Society Military Peopleu0026#39;s Liberation Army Soldier Hong Kong China x0x XTM 2011 horizontal

The scandals involving generals should not obscure the growing combat capability, warns the Pentagon report on the armament of the People's Republic: China is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal and the People's Liberation Army is extending its operational radius.

Andreas Landwehr

Last updated: 24. July 2025

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