Compared to the previous report, the number of warheads increased by 100. China they plan to continue expanding their arsenal until 2035. For comparison, according to the Arms Control Association, Russia and the US together have over 5 thousand nuclear warheadsof which each of these countries may have deployed up to 1,550 warheads.
The report also talks about Chinese work on new types ballistic missilesincluding those with intercontinental range (ICBM), which will additionally force an increase in production nuclear weapons. The document also describes the rapid development of naval forces (China has the largest navy in the world) and air forces, which, according to the report, already meet the standards of American aviation.
China. A wave of corruption in the army. The military has a clear goal
However, the authors of the report report that the Chinese military is struggling with… “wave of corruption” among high-ranking military and officials.
“This wave of corruption affects every service in the National Liberation Army and may have shaken Beijing's confidence in the Army's leadership,” it said. The American Ministry of Defense also noted that the modernization of the Chinese military it was “uneven”.
One of its goals is to achieve by 2027 capabilities that would make the army “a more credible military tool in the CCP's reunification efforts with Taiwan“Beijing's other goal is to deter or, if necessary, defeat intervention by third countries in the Indo-Pacific region.
China is implementing its plan. Russia is a key support
Pentagon estimates that China seeks to establish a new world orderbecause they consider the current international system “limiting the PRC's strategic ambitions and incompatible with its sovereignty, security, political preferences and development interests.” China is implementing this plan, tightening cooperation with Russiaincluding supporting the Russian military industry.
Washington However, he estimates that Beijing does not like Russia's cooperation with… North Koreafor which China is the main partner. According to the Pentagon, Russia's alliance with North Korea poses a “risk to Beijing's reputation as a responsible great power, especially since Russia and North Korea cooperate to violate sanctions UN“.
“The possibility that Russia could transfer weapons technology or dual-use goods that could support Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program is contradictory with Beijing's declared opposition to nuclear weapons on the Peninsula,” it said.
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