China bets on military industrial might to outproduce and outlast rivals like the US

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China is on a mission to turn its military into a modern fighting force. In the second of this four-part series , we look at how its massive defence industry can support China’s military goals, and during wartime could be further bolstered by the civilian manufacturing sector. Advertisement In the northeastern city of Shenyang, the future of China’s defence manufacturing capacity is rapidly taking shape – an enormous new aviation industrial complex that will eventually occupy an area about the size of 600 football fields. Video of the site was aired on a provincial television news programme in early July,...