Military Opens 2 Bases to Foreign Journalists
CHINA
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China opened two bases to scores of foreign journalists in an unusual, closely supervised effort to demonstrate the world’s largest military’s ability to protect the most populous nation on Earth.
Some critics, both within and outside the People’s Liberation Army, say its 2.5 million soldiers are undertrained and under- equipped despite China’s efforts to modernize military technology and expand its cache of weapons.
For the display, a carefully orchestrated seven-hour program, more than 100 reporters from 16 countries were shuttled in tour buses between the two bases.
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