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Chinese spy ring may give Communist military “a strategic advantage”
Chinese spy ring may give Communist military “a strategic advantage”
http://www.washingtontimes.com/natio...1007-5307r.htm Canadian military secrets could also be compromised http://www.asianpacificpost.com/news/article/863.html "They are buying and developing capability whose only use is against the US military" In particular, the Pentagon is concerned about how much China spends, and what it is buying. China's exact military spending is shrouded. US experts say it spends $50 to $90 billion annually. Yet Defense Minister Gangchuan insisted to Rumsfeld that the figure is about $27 billion. Days later, the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies noted that China's purchase of Russian equipment alone nearly matched the Chinese official estimate; the IISS says China is at $62.5 billion. "The PLA is getting in a position to considerably constrain our freedom of maneuver" As one rather "liberal intellectual" told the Monitor, "In our hearts, most of us want China to be great - we feel deeply a desire to help run Asia AND THE WORLD." .... http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1117/p01s03-woap.html |
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