DoD Releases Report on Chinese Military Power

Wednesday, July 30, 2003

United States Department of Defense

Beijing is pursuing its long-term political goals of developing its comprehensive national power and ensuring a favorable “strategic configuration of power.” China’s efforts to accomplish its security goals involve an integrated strategy that seeks to apply diplomatic, informational, military, and economic instruments of national power. China’s leaders believe that national unity and stability are critical if China is to survive and develop as a nation. Chinese leaders also believe they must maintain conditions of state sovereignty and territorial integrity. While seeing opportunity and benefit in interactions with the United States -- primarily in terms of trade and technology -- Beijing apparently believes that the United States poses a significant long-term challenge.

Press Advisory
No.094-P
The Department of Defense today released its report to Congress on the Military Power of the People's Republic of China. The report was completed pursuant to the fiscal 2000 National Defense Authorization Act.

ANNUAL REPORT ON THE MILITARY POWER OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PDF 725 KB)

The previous report was submitted to Congress in July 2002, and is available at http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jul2002/d20020712china.pdf

(Source: DefenseLINK.mil)
2003 © U.S. Department of Defense.

Dan