PLA as a World Power

China in the late 20th century has made a major turn around in the economic sector. China has made the transformation from an authoritarian regime where millions of people died of starvation to a huge and relatively free economic powerhouse. Home to a quarter of the world's population, China is unquestionably a major player in the world economy. But the leaders of China do not just want China to be an economic power, like all …showed first 75 words of 1999 total…

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