BITZINGER Richard A. <br/><br/>
Chinese military expansion:  slowing but not stopping/ 
Richard A. Bitzinger 
 -  2020 
<br/><br/> The COVID-19 pandemic has blunted but not stopped Chinese military modernisation. While defence spending increases is less but military procurement and R&D (particularly in the realm of artificial intelligence) are proceeding unabated as China is still on track to becoming a world-class military power by 2049. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>CHINA--MILITARY<br/>COVID-19<br/>MILITARY MODERNISATION