China's Military Ambition: A More Complex Story Than Meets the Eye China's military modernization has been a topic of concern for many years, with its latest goal of achieving parity with the US by 2027 sparking particular interest.
However, this ambition is often oversimplified as a straightforward competition between the two nations.
A recent interview with ex PLA colonel Zhou Bo shed light on the PLA's centenary goals, which include modernizing national defense and armed forces by 2035.