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Australia recognizes need for China's military modernization: defense minister

Australia recognizes the need for China to increase its spending in defense capability and modernizing its military capability at the time China's economic prosperity is growing, Australian Defense Minister Brendan Nelson said Friday in Syd ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Fri, Sep 28 2007

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