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Military arsenal on par with the West: General

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China Daily

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Updated: 2009-09-22 07:53

In a rare disclosure days before a major military parade, China's defense minister says the country has developed some of the best weaponry in the world.

In an interview Monday on the newly launched website of the Ministry of National Defense, General Liang Guanglie said the People's Liberation Army now has almost all types of weaponry in the arsenal of Western countries.

"Now we have developed military-use satellites and advanced fighter aircraft in the air, newly designed tanks, cannons and missiles on land and advanced warships and submarines on the sea," the minister was quoted as saying.

China Daily