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Chaussure jordan, Sept. 22 -- Some of China's most advanced weaponry is already being utilized by soldiers ¨C a sign of the country's stepped-up efforts to modernize its military by 2050, according to the defense minister. Military analysts say China is striving to create a weapon system that compares to those of the United States, Russia and European nations. China has drawn up a three-step development strategy
Chaussures new balance, starting with laying "a solid foundation by 2010" for the upgrades, Minister of National Defense Liang Guanglie told the Xinhua News Agency for a story yesterday. According to the blueprint, the army will give priority to nationwide mobility instead of regional defense
Zapatillas de jordan, the navy will be armed with strong coastal defense capabilities, as well as means of warfare farther out to sea, the air force will be updated from mere territorial air defense to the combination of offense and defense
New balance løbesko, and the missile force will become an effective strategic force capable of both conventional and nuclear launches. Liang disclosed that the Chinese military has been armed with a series of sophisticated weapons, including a third-generation main battle tank
Ecco sko, the country's indigenous third-generation fighter aircraft J-10; early warning aircraft; cruise missiles; destroyers and strategic nuclear missiles. "Our capabilities in waging defensive combat under modern conditions have taken a quantum leap," Liang was quoted as saying. "It could be said that China has basically all the kinds of equipment possessed by Western countries, much of which reaches or approaches advanced world standards. "This is a very remarkable achievement which not only reflects the level of modernisation of our army, but also tremendous changes in national science and technology strength." Many of the specifics are classified, but military fans speculated that China is adding Type 99G and the Kongjing-2000 (KJ-2000) to its arsenal. The Type 99G is said to provide the Chinese army with a tank similar to the Leopard 2 and M1A1 tanks of Western countries. It will be equipped with a 125mm smoothbore cannon with autoloader. The latest early warning aircraft in China is the KJ-2000, which is comprised of domestically designed electronics and radar installed on a modified Ilyushin IL-76 airframe, sources said. China has to continue with its development of increasingly sophisticated weapons to provide solid material and technological support to the army's modernization drive, Liang said. His words came just days before China's biggest military parade in a decade in Beijing, which will showcase much of the advance weaponry October 1 in celebration of the nation's 60th anniversary. Chinese analysts did not hesitate to applaud the development of China's weapons system, though some pointed out that Western powers might not be happy to see that happen. "A Chinese weaponry system, which is practical, cheap and suitable for defense on home soil, will eventually come into being," Li Daguang, a senior military expert at the PLA University of National Defense, told the Global Times. "The international environment happens to be unhelpful for China's weapon development," he said, citing weapons embargos against China byEuroupean Union and the US. He also criticized foreign media for its reporting on China's military progress. "They are quick to make noise whenever China reports progress in its weaponry development," he said. "They exaggerate and politicize the issue." Last week, China's Ministry of National Defense reiterated that the country's military development is "always a positive factor for both regional and global peace and stability," in response to Washington's renewed comments that China's increasingly advanced weaponry could undermine US military power in the Pacific. "Liang's words reflect the rapid development of China's military strength, especially in the last decade
New balance danmark," said Yang Chengjun, a senior military strategist of missile studies. "But compared with developed countries, China still has a long way to go to defend and expand national interests efficiently." (Source: Global Times)Defense Minister highlights military achievement ahead of National Day parade BEIJING, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- China's Defense Minister Liang Guanglie stressed on Monday that the absolute control under the Communist Party of China (CPC) has guaranteed the country's armed forces have achieved landmark progress in the past six decades. Liang, a State Councilor and also member of the Central Military Commission (CMC) as a full general, made the remark during an exclusive interview with Xinhua less than ten days leading to a grand military parade scheduled on China's National Day. Full story
