China to modernize military, arsenal in next 5 years

November 2, 2020

Global Times:

 

China will develop and produce modern, advanced weapons and equipment in the upcoming five years, as the world could witness the debut of China’s first long-range, stealth-capable strategic bomber, the country’s third and electromagnetic catapults-equipped aircraft carrier, among other new weapons that aim to safeguard the country’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and development interests, Chinese military experts and analysts predicted on Monday, after China’s recently-released 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) and the Communiqué of the fifth plenary session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) set the tone for the development of the country’s national defense and armed forces.

The roadmap is in line with China’s overall national strength and the urgent needs of national defense brought by the likes of hegemonies, power politics, and regional instabilities in other parts of the world, when China is having more development interests overseas, analysts said…

 

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