Generally, I have mixed feelings when it comes to China's military growth. On the one hand, 2% of GNP, even adding a unrevealed budget, is not exactly a disproportionate allocation, and the United States being the world's biggest military spender is in a weak position to complain.
On the other hand, it is already more than everyone else, and clearly offensively oriented. Regardless of any other defensive intentions, the goal is to have enough to OFFENSIVELY take a island with a reasonably capable military. This is something that would make even the US blink, and that means a LOT of threatening offensive power...
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