FILE PHOTO: A live-fire drill using an aircraft carrier is seen carried out in the Bohai sea, China, December 14, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's military is more nimble and technologically proficient following reforms to make it more compact and responsive, rather than just relying on strength of numbers, state media on Tuesday cited President Xi Jinping as saying.
China's armed forces, the world's largest, are in the midst of an ambitious modernisation programme, from restructuring to troop cuts and investment in technology and equipment upgrades, such as acquiring stealth fighters and aircraft carriers.
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