In the body-building show that is geopolitics, China has been putting on a fine performance in the economic category. But more than anything, the Chinese are really eager to flex their military muscles. So today, in a new defense white paper, the Middle Kingdom put the world on notice. Beijing will continue to modernize its military and it wants its neighbors to treat it like the world military power it will soon be.
Charles Burton is a China specialist and a professor of political science at Brock University. He is in St. Catharines, Ontario.
Piece starts at 10:01 into Part 1
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