How China is flexing its military muscle under the rule of Chinese President Xi Jinping | ABC News

President Xi Jingping calls it the “Chinese Dream” – a plan to restore China as a great power.

The country has had more rapid economic expansion over the last thirty years than any other and it’s used part of that money to help bolster its military.

But compared to the USA, how much military hardware does China have?

Jeremy Fernandez takes a look.

[WinnerWinnerChickenDinner-vo]

When a country had 1 military base: THREAT TO WORLD PEACE
When a country had 800 military bases: PROTECTOR OF THE WORLD

[viedel]

They failed to mention how many US military bases there are around China and how many US missiles are pointing at China.

[kenluu]

ABC's garbage comment not analysis.

[davidkena]

Chinese military might fizzled out at the borders of india...after months of threatening India and warnings of dire consequences..it resorted to playing Punjabi songs against Indian army...

[noneshere]

You can always trust news from the imaginary dollar 💵.

[Tim]

Worst music and editing I have ever heard from abc. Is this what funding cuts have led to? God awful

[susanbrown]

As the manufacturing moguls of the world has made them financially powerful.
Serves us right.

[johnnyblade]

What about America's armed police ?? they weren't mentioned .. And then every other citizen armed to the teeth either.

[L.k.]

You treat someone as an enemy and you will get an enemy. That is what Australia is doing.

[trinendragade]

The Indian map is wrong that you are showing .
First change that map.
If you don't know the Indian map
ask Indians we will give millions of maps.

[WinnerWinnerChickenDinner-vo]

"WE LIE WE CHEAT WE STEAL" and probably kill too

[Flaco-ipcl]

He forgot to mention that the weapons don't work

[alexwillis]

There was a saying during the WW2 "let China sleep because when she wakes she shakes the world"
I wouldn't underestimate China.

[yungreese]

1 aircraft carrier vs 6 nuclear power aircraft carriers and 5 aircraft carriers

[onetime]

The USA is able to afford the upkeep costs of its military along with bases all over the world and its allies, not even close

[taoiseachjager]

Ah yes, the paper dragon that is the chinese military.

[regiltube]

A billion population, Quality apparels and assets? We'll in the future China have to be feared for.

american military dominance in the world is somehow okay?

[TheKeithvidz]

international law really enters conversation where the US regularly breaks it.

[frankantony]

This is Chinese news channel same as wolf warriors keyboard warrior