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Yet Another Report Verifies Gigantic Chinese Military Buildup, Threat

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Monday, March 10th, 2008

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Another new report has confirmed the gigantic military buildup in China and the threat that it poses, drawing concern from members of Congress. Following reports from the Defense Intelligence Agency and the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, the new report comes from the Pentagon. (Please see Space & Missile Defense Report, Monday, March 3, 2008.) It was prepared by the office of the secretary of defense, an annual report to Congress titled "Military Power of the People's Republic of…

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