With this magnitude of emphasis on military might, many economic experts and analysts have been proved wrong who were previously of the opinion that China would primarily focus on attaining economic rather than military influence. The international media recently laid huge emphasis on China's pursuit of a Mega Blue Water Navy. Not only did the media portray its growing strength as a threat to the US Navy, but also raised concerns for the Indian navy. It has been said time and again that China is developing a two-pronged navy structure, one for local conflicts and the other for international operations.
Military analysts and experts around the world are of the view that the Chinese spending on the navy should not be seen as an effort to match the US; rather it should been seen as an effort to prepare itself for future local disputes, such as the dispute with Japan over the Sekaku Islands.
Playing it safe, China is also vying for strong military and strategic alliances in the region. During a recent visit to China by Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, Beijing pledged to strengthen military ties with Moscow in order to further the already bolstering ties. Xu Qiliang, General of the People's Liberation Army, stated that coordination on the strategic level between both the states maintains a positive and progressive outlook.
"China is willing to work with Russia to positively implement the two leaders' important agreement and further promote pragmatic communication and cooperation so as to upgrade their military relations to a higher level," said Xu while meeting Shoigu. He further expressed China's desire to push increased strategic cooperation with Moscow.
The past few years have witnessed the Russian-Chinese alliance reach an unfathomable level. With both the states jointly opposing any sort of military interventions, it seems that a common global interest is the primary element in creating such a strong bond among the two.
It is not only Russia that has become a major focus of Chinese foreign policy, rather Pakistan and Iran are also reaping the fruits of affordable military technology coming from China as a result of fruitful bilateral ties.
Pakistan and China can already boast of a supersonic jet, the JF-17 Thunder, a state-of-the-art modern tech airplane that was built as a result of joint efforts by experts from both the countries. Pakistan army's Heavy Military Complex also contains many important installations that have resulted from joint Pak-China efforts..."
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