On December 18, the US Department of Defense released the 2024 Report on military and security developments related to China, also known as the China Military Power Report.
This is an annual report required by the US Congress, which provides information, analysis and assessment of China’s national, economic and military strategy, providing a perspective on military strategy. of the country, its existing activities and capabilities, and its future modernization goals.
The Chinese military is said to be unevenly modernized because of corruption
According to a Pentagon report, the Chinese military’s progress toward its goal of modernization by 2027, the 100th anniversary of the military’s founding, is “uneven.” Corruption also affects every branch of the Chinese military. In the second half of 2023, corruption-related investigations caused at least 15 senior military officials and defense industry leaders to lose their positions.
According to the report, China’s defense budget in 2023 is $220 billion, allowing the country to focus on modernizing weapons, equipment, recruiting troops and enhancing strategic capabilities.
China’s nuclear arsenal has grown rapidly over the past year in both quality and quantity. The Pentagon estimates China has more than 600 active nuclear warheads by mid-2024, an increase of 100 warheads in a year, and will have more than 1,000 warheads by 2030.
Mr. Chase said China has developed technology and enhanced the quality of its nuclear arsenal, diversifying its launch vehicles not only with strategic submarines but also bomber fleets and missile systems that can carrying nuclear warheads with lower destructive power.
China responded because the US restricted chip exports
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said in August that the country’s nuclear strategy focuses on self-defense and that Beijing always maintains its nuclear capabilities at the minimum level required by national security. family, according to the newspaper Financial Times. She believes that America is the main source of nuclear threats and strategic risks in the world.
