China Seeks Military Capabilities Beyond Its Region, U.S. Says
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China is pursuing military capability to operate as far as the Indian Ocean and further into the Pacific, as the country’s growing demand for oil and natural gas makes strategic sea routes more important, the Pentagon said.
New weapons and carriers give China an increasing ability to operate far afield, and it continues a military buildup opposite Taiwan even with improved economic ties across the strait, the U.S. Defense Department said in an annual report to Congress released yesterday.