China's military lacks allies, can't catch US: analyst

A Chinese naval training ship in Vietnam in April. (File photo/Xinhua)

Asia strategy expert Michael J Green said China's military forces have not been able to catch up with America's because the country has been over-reliant on overseas resources and water channels. The country also lacks strong allies.
Green said the US may misjudge the situation and messages from Beijing. The Chinese military has modernized faster than the US estimated over the past five to 10 years and has developed key anti-access area-denial technology that could threaten America's military bases, said the former senior director of Asian affairs at the National Security Council of White House.


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