(Click on image to enlarge)The Chinese China army main battle tank Type-88.
(Photo from Army Recognition)
From Council On Foreign Relations:
Scope of the Threat
Since the 1990s, China has dramatically improved its military capabilities on land and sea, in the air, and in space. Recently, China has begun to project its military power beyond the Pacific Ocean by deploying a flotilla of small warships in December 2008 to the Gulf of Aden to aid in international efforts to fight Somali piracy. Historically, the United States is most concerned about the possibility of a conflict between China and Taiwan, though tensions between the two have lessened since 2008. But looking decades ahead, U.S. military planners clearly see the potential for China to develop as a "peer competitor." The U.S. Defense Department's 2008 report on China's military power says "much uncertainty surrounds China's future course, in particular in the area of its expanding military power and how that power might be used."
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My Comment: This report is a comprehensive examination on China's military growth, trends, and future course .... "in particular in the area of its expanding military power and how that power might be used."
A must read for all Sino watchers.