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| | Thursday, 11 July, 2002, 10:20 GMT 11:20 UK China's military on parade China has given a rare insight into its huge military machine, showing more than 100 foreign journalists two military bases south east of the capital, Beijing. The People's Liberation Army, the world's largest standing army, is being forced to modernise and make its troops more professional.  The event was carefully choreographed  There was a mixture of showmanship and formality...  ... and even a glimpse of daily camp life  Equipment and training methods were on display  It was the biggest such visit in years | | See also:  06 Mar 01 | Asia-Pacific 26 Jan 00 | Asia-Pacific 08 Mar 02 | Country profiles Internet links: The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top Asia-Pacific stories now: Links to more Asia-Pacific stories are at the foot of the page. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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