Exclusive: A wide variety of companies and universities is helping China's military modernize with cutting-edge technology, new data shows https://t.co/N890nwaD2o ...

- [Newscaster] New weapons unveiled like this intercontinental ballistic missile over 100 aircraft and more than 10,000 troops. The huge parade in the heart of Beijing marked president Xi Jinping's ambition to transform China from one of the world's biggest arms buyers into a maker of all the weapons it needs for itself and an increasingly formidable exporter on target to hit $3.2% billion across dozens of countries. Analysts believe China's motivation for this huge expansion goes beyond the financial, here ...

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[CC may contain inaccuracies] Chinese President Xi Jinping hosting a military parade today, joined by world leaders, including Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un. As Beijing marks 80 years since Japan's defeat in World War Two. Bloomberg chief North Asia correspondent Stephen Engle joins us from Beijing.Steve, the mood on the ground, what are you seeing. Yeah, well, there was a big parade. The largest China's ever held for a lot of people is finally clearing out a little bit, gets a littl ...

Aircraft carriers are a crown jewel of modern militaries. They enable nations to project power far beyond their shores and act as deterrence by discouraging would be adversaries from escalating conflicts. Only a handful of navies operate these vessels, with the US having the largest and most advanced fleet in the world.But China is on a mission to catch up. Today, the country has two aircraft carriers in active service, the Liaoning and Shandong. With a third, the Fujian undergoing sea trials.Together, they ...