China will not be able to overtake the United States in military might in the next two decades even if the latter stands still, Major General Zhang Zhaozhong from the PLA National Defence University in Beijing said in an interview with state broadcaster China Central Television.
Zhang criticized US media for overstating the power and therefore threat of the People's Liberation Army to attract attention. "American media like to make claims about how fast China's military will surpass the United States," Zhang said. "What I have to say is that China is not going to catch up with the United States even if it stopped all military projects." He also said internet users in China should not get carried away concerning the country's military capability.
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