China sets 2027 military modernization goals to compel Taipei to talk: Pentagon

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China has set a goal of modernizing its warfare capabilities by 2027 and developing military capacities to counter that of the U.S. in the Indo-Pacific region, with the aim of forcing Taiwan into negotiations by then, according to a Pentagon report released on Wednesday.

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