China Expands Military Buildup - Pentagon

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China expanded its aggressive military buildup last year with more sophisticated missiles, satellite-disrupting lasers and underground facilities, all aimed at winning a possible conflict with Taiwan and exerting power, according to a Pentagon (news - web sites) report.

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The report, an annual assessment of China's capabilities submitted to the U.S. Congress, reflects the Pentagon's profound concern over Beijing's far-reaching military transformation and the possibility China may one day become America's main adversary.


By contrast, Secretary of State Colin Powell (news - web sites) has hailed U.S.-China ties as the best ever and is among a group of U.S. officials and experts who say the war on terrorism has given Beijing and Washington common ground for cooperation.

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=574&ncid=721&e=3&u=/nm/20040528/wl_nm/china_usa_military_dc

will Wal*Mart be on in a conflict between China and the U.S.?

What do you call ours?