China Rushes To Build Its Own High-Tech Military

China has increased its military budget in the past year by nearly 18 per cent in 2009. (Reuters: stringer Shanghai)

China Builds Its Own High-Tech Military -- Washington Times

BEIJING | China's military is nearly self-sufficient in building advanced weaponry following decades of importing aircraft, ships, submarines and missile technology, mainly from Russia, and the capability is raising new fears of Chinese military hegemony in Asia and arms exports to rogue states.

New capabilities to produce high-tech arms means defense policymakers in the Asia Pacific and in Washington are being forced to adjust their strategies for dealing with the emerging power of the communist nation's military forces over the next three to five years, according to defense analysts in the West and Asia.

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