>>>I am starting to take them more seriously.
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>>>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/01/05/china.us.fighter.jets/index.html?hpt=T1
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>>And why shouldn't they have advanced jets.
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>>Chinese military spending is still much smaller than yours. For instance they have 0 aircraft carriers.
>
>For the moment.

The US is spending about 7 times as much as the Chinese. (incidentally as the US rarely buys non US equipment thats quite an economic boost and one the right rarely complains about).

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