China has military weaponry to match the West: Chinese Defence Minister.Byline: ANI Beijing, Sep.22 (ANI): Chinese Defence Minister General Liang Guanglie Liang Guanglie (梁光烈, born December 1940) is the Chief of General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He was previously commander of the Nanjing Military Region. A September 2007 AFP report claimed that he had been replaced by Chen Bingde. has said that Beijing has developed some of the world's best armaments which are at par with the westerns countries. In what is being seen as a rare disclosure, General Guanglie claimed that China now has the weaponry to match the West. "The People's Liberation Army People's Liberation Army Unified organization of China's land, sea, and air forces. It is one of the largest military forces in the world. The People's Liberation Army traces its roots to the 1927 Nanchang Uprising of the communists against the Nationalists. now has almost all types of weaponry in the arsenal of Western countries," he said in an interview. "Now we have developed military-use satellites and advanced fighter aircraft fighter aircraft Aircraft designed primarily to secure control of essential airspace by destroying enemy aircraft in combat. Designed for high speed and maneuverability, they are armed with weapons capable of striking other aircraft in flight. in the air, newly designed tanks, cannons and missiles on land and advanced warships and submarines on the sea," The China Daily quoted General Guanglie, as saying. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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