China's Military Power Takes 'Quantum Leap': Defence Minister

[Purveyor]

Source: AFP

China's military capability has taken a "quantum leap" thanks to a modernisation drive and its weaponry rivals that of Western countries, the nation's defence minister said in an interview Monday.

The comments by Liang Guanglie came in an interview published by Xinhua news agency 10 days before China is set to roll out a range of advanced weaponry in a National Day military parade.

"Our capabilities in waging defensive combat under modern conditions have taken a quantum leap," Liang was quoted as saying.

Liang rattled off a list of achievements in military technology and hardware by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) including military-use satellites, advance aircraft, tanks, artillery and missiles.

"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."

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[bemildred]

1. Oh good, another blustering buffoon in a uniform. nt

[msongs]

2. name countries that are a military threat to china - phillipines maybe lol nt

[David__77]

5. The United States

China can now adequately conduct national defense. Hopefully it maintains its political defenses as well so it doesn't go down the tubes like Russia.

[TroglodyteScholar]

3. A quantum leap, huh?

So which past decade are they in this week?

[Downwinder]

6. Gee, I wonder where the technology came from.

Do you suppose it came from out sourced manufacturing.

[BlooInBloo]

4. Oh goody. Another Kruschev.

[Psephos]

7. Budget surpluses instead of deficits, and explosive growth in manufacturing and electronics.

Not hard to see this coming, even if the strutting martinet is wrong. If he is, it won't be for much longer.

[twitomy]

8. No doubt financed thru exports of cheap junk to the US.

Cant remember which Marxist said it: "They will sell us the rope we will hang them with"
The irony is they are using capitalistic means; something the USSR was never willing to do. So the Chicoms are only communist in name only, but still all the totalitarian and politically oppressive. We shouldnt be doing any business with them for that reason alone.

[thunder rising]

11. Lenin

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin quote: The Capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them.

[twitomy]

12. Thanks..I suspected it was him..wasnt 100% NT

[Tempest]

14. Welcome to the world of multinational corporate globalization

U.S. based corporations sold us down the river.

[Libertas1776]

9. Ziggy says

China can't leap until it proves to the world it's modernization drive is real.

[shadowknows69]

10. And we helped pay for it. Thank you Wal Mart.

[Javaman]

13. They hired Scott Bakula as Minister of Defense? nt