The pla’s ‘remarkable improvements’ in the past decade are closing the gap with the us, but geopolitics could hold back chinese arms sales. On thursday 21 november 2024, the nato military committee visited supreme headquarters allied powers europe (shape) in mons to be briefed on the status of collective defence. Chinese military could learn from rival’s strengths in search and rescue response, but also its weaknesses in maintenance and training.
The latest military news, insights and analysis from china. The military committee (mc) is the senior military authority in nato and the oldest permanent body in nato after the north atlantic council, both having been formed only. Us president donald trump on wednesday proposed setting military spending at us$1.5 trillion in 2027, citing “troubled and dangerous times”.