The Chinese military is struggling to contain corruption issues across its ranks, an issue that threatens to undermine its modernization efforts, a Pentagon report said Wednesday. The

Pentagon assessment says Xi Jinping’s crackdown on fraud may delay efforts to turn China’s military into a 21st-century force.

China suspended a top military official last month, a year after firing its last defense minister — the latest in a series of high-ranking removals.

The Pentagon has released its annual congressionally mandated report on China's military and security developments.Here are the key takeaways about the People's Liberation Army (PLA) from the report: - Navy - China's navy -- the largest in the world -- has more than 370 ships and submarines,

This year’s report revised upwards the estimate of China’s defense budget, the second-largest in the world (behind the United States), to one-and-a-half to two times its public defense budget ($330 billion to $450 billion).