Home / World News / US regards Chinese military, security strategy as 'pacing challenge'

US regards Chinese military, security strategy as 'pacing challenge'

The 2022 National Defense Strategy identifies China as the only competitor to the US with the intent and capacity to reshape the international order, points out the first of a two-part series

Premium

Chinese military

5 min read Last Updated : Oct 22 2023 | 10:13 PM IST

The American financial legislation, the National Defense Authorization Act for 2000, requires the US Secretary of Defence to submit an annual report “on military and security developments involving the People’s Republic of China (PRC)”.

“The report shall address the current and probable future course of military-technological development of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and the tenets and probable development of Chinese security strategy and military strategy…,” states the legislation.

On Thursday, the US Department of Defense submitted a report to the Congress entitled “Military and security developments involving the People’s Republic of China”.

Identifying the PRC as the “pacing challenge”

What you get on BS Premium?

Unlock 30+ premium stories daily hand-picked by our editors, across devices on browser and app.
Pick your 5 favourite companies, get a daily email with all news updates on them.
Full access to our intuitive epaper - clip, save, share articles from any device; newspaper archives from 2006.
Preferential invites to Business Standard events.
Curated newsletters on markets, personal finance, policy & politics, start-ups, technology, and more.

VIEW ALL FAQs

Need More Information - write to us at assist@bsmail.in