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The CCP’s internal military purge and the lack of amphibious combat capability hold the regime back from annexation of Taiwan by force.
New reports estimate that China’s defense budget is now at $700 billion. This is close to what the United States spends on its military.
The record floods in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region saw heavy losses for the CCP’s garrisons in Baoding and Zhuozhou, with damage to its military.
