The Pentagon report was based on information collected through December 2020 and so does not reflect or even mention Gen. To its existing land- and sea-based nuclear forces China is adding an air-launched ballistic missile. The Chinese may already have established what is known as a nuclear triad - the combination of land-, sea-, and air-based missiles that the United States and Russia have had for decades, the report said. military presence in Australia, in addition to a controversial decision to help Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines.Д¬hinaвЂ™s military modernization is proceeding on a wide front, but its nuclear advances are especially notable.

The Biden administration is expected to take a new step by following through on its announcement in September of plans to increase the U.S. WednesdayвЂ™s report is the latest reminder to Congress, already leery of BeijingвЂ™s military ambitions, that the PentagonвЂ™s frequent promises to focus more intently on countering China have moved only incrementally beyond the talking stage. вЂњThe PLAвЂ™s evolving capabilities and concepts continue to strengthen (ChinaвЂ™s) ability to вЂfight and win warsвЂ™ against a вЂstrong enemyвЂ™ - a likely euphemism for the United States,вЂќ the report said, adding that it makes China more capable of coercing Taiwan, the self-ruled island that China claims as its territory. defense officials have said they are increasingly wary of ChinaвЂ™s intentions with regard to the status of Taiwan. narrative of a PeopleвЂ™s Liberation Army, as China calls its military, intent on challenging the United States in all domains of warfare - air, land, sea, space and cyberspace. The report does not suggest open conflict with China but it fits an emerging U.S.

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