22 May 2012

Editorial: Highlights of the China Report

By David Axe

As Harry Kazianis noted yesterday, the Pentagon’s Congressionally-mandated annual survey (PDF) of Chinese military capabilities is out. The highlights:

-- “With its growing power and international status, China periodically acts more assertively in pursuit of its strategic priorities, while also seeking to take advantage of a favorable external environment to pursue economic and military modernization goals. Beijing is finding it increasingly difficult to balance these interests.”
Read the full story at The Diplomat