![]() ![]() ![]() Defense spending has been growing by at least 10 percent annually for years, part of a long-standing effort to modernize the armed forces.Īnd for about an hour Thursday, China put that modernization on full display.Ĭhinese military officials salute during a parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of Japan's surrender during World War II held in front of Tiananmen Gate, in Beijing, Thursday, Sept. Officials said the troop cuts will be completed by 2017, and that they are not expected to weaken China's military. "No matter how much stronger it may become, China will never seek hegemony or expansion." "China will remain committed to peaceful development," President Xi said as he announced the Chinese armed forces will be reduced from 2.3 million service members to 2 million. In a speech he delivered shortly before a stream of tanks, ballistic missiles, drones and goose-stepping soldiers rolled through Beijing's Tiananmen Square, Xi said the troops cuts are in the interests of peace, and said his country has no interest in controlling its neighbor states or expansion that would harm other nations. As China flourished its military power in a spectacular parade Thursday commemorating the victory over Japan in World War II, President Xi Jinping announced he plans to cut the world’s largest military force by 300,000 - by more than 10 percent. ![]()
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