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Hawks: China Military Might Proves Big DoD Cuts Wrong

Julie Samuel

Friday, August 26th, 2011

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Hawkish House members who resisted Pentagon spending reductions in the new deficit-cutting law are using a new report on China’s increasing military might to bolster their stance against additional sizable military cuts. Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) quickly reacted to the Pentagon’s release on Wednesday of its annual report on Chinese military capability. The 84-page document says the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) appears poised to reach its goal of building a modern, regionally-focused military by 2020 following substantial…

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