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The Pentagon said it estimates that China's operational nuclear warheads stockpile has surpassed 400. The PLA plans to "basically complete modernization" of its national defense and armed forces by 2035, said the report. "If China continues the pace of its nuclear expansion, it will likely field a stockpile of about 1500 warheads by its 2035 timeline."

MEA said it rejects China's illegal occupation along border areas It said the government has taken note of the US defence report on Chinese aggression

Congress has sought apology from PM Modi citing Pentagon report. Congress has asked PM to withdraw clean chit given to China. Pentagon report claims China has entered 4.5 km into Arunachal Pradesh.

China has continued "taking incremental and tactical actions" to press its claims at the LAC As of June 2021, China and India continue to maintain large-scale deployments along the LAC

Despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Beijing continued its efforts to advance its overall development, the report said China, however, said that the report is full of prejudice and disregarded facts that claimed Beijing is rapidly expanding the number of its nuclear delivery platforms

China is seeking to set up more robust logistics in about a dozen countries, including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Seychelles, Tanzania, Angola, and Tajikistan. The revelations came as tensions rise between China and the United States and as Washington seeks to have Beijing join a flagship nuclear arms treaty between the United States and Russia.

China is likely to establish additional military bases in Pakistan and other countries with which it has longstanding friendly ties and similar strategic interests, a new Pentagon report said on Wednesday as the world's largest army increasingly flexed its muscles.'