The long march to be a superpower

Aug 2nd 2007 | BEIJING AND TIANJIN
From The Economist print edition

The People's Liberation Army is investing heavily to give China the military muscle to match its economic power. But can it begin to rival America?

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Far-ranging

Aug 6th 2007
From Economist.com

“THE Pentagon recently noted that China's expanding military capabilities were a “major factor” in altering military balances in East Asia.  Since China's military weakness was displayed in 1995 during the Taiwan Strait crisis, it has been busily deploying hundreds of short-range missiles on the coast opposite Taiwan. … It is also believed to be developing DF-31As, which would reach any part of America, and submarine-carried (so more concealable) JL-2s.”   

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   Hate to say “I told you so”, but …” 

 

 

 

And we’re financing this through our Goliath sized trade deficit, and by using the Chinese Communist Central Bank to lend us the money to squander in Bush’s hobby war in Iraq.

 

 

 

       

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