Beijing, Dec 19, 2024 (AFP) - Key facts from the Pentagon's annual China military report

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2024-12-19

The Pentagon has released its annual congressionally mandated report on China's military and security developments. Beijing's military -- which it has been working to modernise for several decades -- has made recent advances, the report said, citing intelligence and open source data. But efforts to improve its armed forces have been hampered by corruption that led to the removal of top leaders, it added. Here are the key takeaways about the Peopl......

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