Post’s comprehensive databank visualises each weapon with graphics to help readers understand Beijing’s wide-ranging arsenal
The PLA has not engaged in a war in more than four decades and has left no footprint in actual combat in that time, but the intensity of its exercises and expansion of its arsenal have attracted global attention.
The PLA aspires to be a “world-class military” by 2049, a phrase implying the armed forces would reach a level on par with the US military.
To help readers better understand this important event and military developments in recent years, the South China Morning Post is launching the Red Arsenal, a multimedia databank examining China’s weapons systems today.
Designed as a practical tool, the databank visualises each weapon with clear graphics, making it easier for readers to understand China’s wide-ranging arsenal.
