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Study Faults Government For Underestimating Chinese Military Growth

April 06 2012

USA

A new study suggests the U.S. government has underestimated the growth of China's military, reports Agence France-Presse.

Washington has a mixed record on predicting China's new weaponry, even missing the emergence of advanced submarines, says the report issued Friday by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.

The study also found "identifiable cases of miscalculation" in regards to China's speed of modernization, with Chinese anti-ship ballistic missiles and...

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