Beijing, Septemmber 22: China’s military now possesses most of the sophisticated weapon systems found in the arsenals of developed Western nations, the country’s defence minister said in comments published today.
Many of those systems match or are close to matching the capabilities of their counterparts in the West, Liang Guanglie said in a rare interview posted on the ministry’s Website.
“This is an extraordinary achievements that speaks to the level of our military’s modernisation and the huge change in our country’s technological strength,” Liang said.
He cited the J-10 fighter jet, latest-generation tanks, navy destroyers, and cruise and intercontinental ballistic missiles as among the Chinese defence industry’s biggest achievements.
The military’s goal is to achieve complete mechanisation and computerisation by 2020 and produce a fully modern force before mid-century, Liang said.
—-PTI