A parade by China's secretive military on Tuesday will offer a rare look at its rapidly developing arsenal, which could include a nuclear-armed missile that may be able to reach the United States in 30 minutes.
In this Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, photo, a Chinese military vehicle carrying a covered-up ballistic missile passes along the Jianguomenwai Avenue during a rehearsal for the 70th anniversary of Communist China, in Beijing. A parade Tuesday, Oct.
The People’s Liberation Army, the world’s biggest military with 2 million men and women in uniform and the second-highest annual spending after the United States, also is working on fighter planes, the first Chinese-built aircraft carrier and nuclear-powered submarines. The ability to project power is increasingly urgent for Chinese leaders who want to control shipping lanes and waters also claimed by Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, the Philippines and other governments.
“In unpiloted aerial vehicles, China has made a lot of progress in recent years and has a vast array of systems under development,” said Harry Boyd of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. Photos circulated on Chinese social media of parade preparations show blurry images of a possible attack drone dubbed “Sharp Sword” and another drone, the DR-8 or Wuzhen 8.Airborne tankers or marines in amphibious vehicles could “indicate the importance of long-range intervention,” he said. Air defense missiles might show Beijing is preparing for war with the United States or another advanced opponent.
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