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The People's Republic of China (PRC) continues to pursue a long-term comprehensive military modernization program designed to improve its armed forces' capacity to fight short-duration, high-intensity regional conflicts. Contents of this report: (1) Annual Update; (2) Understanding China's Strategy; (3) Force Modernization Goals and Trends; (4) Resources for Force Modernization; (5) Force Modernization for a Taiwan Contingency; (6) U.S.-China Military-to-Military Contacts; (7) Space Lift Capabilities and Launch Trends; China's Development and Testing of Missile Defense; (8) China's Land Reclamation in the South China Sea; Appendix I: Military-to-Military Exchanges; Appendix II: China and Taiwan Forces Data; Appendix III: Additional Maps and Charts. This is a print on demand report.