A Chinese-made F8 fighter jet takes off from the air base of the People's Liberation
Army Air Division 24 in Tianjin, southeast of the capital Beijing, July 10, 2002
file photograph. The 2.5 million strong force is undergoing a multi-billion dollar
modernization designed to transform it into a lean, hi-tech machine. Beijing raised
its defense spending by three billion U.S. dollars this year, hoping to attract better
educated recruits and enhance its weaponry. (Andrew Wong/Reuters)
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