A new report from the U.S. defense department says corruption in the construction of missile silos was behind a purge in China’s military. The report says corruption is prevalent throughout the Chinese military, despite efforts by Beijing to crack down on graft. The report also highlights the rapid buildup of Chinese nuclear forces.
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00:00A new report from the U.S. Defense Department says corruption in the construction of missile
00:05silos was behind a purge in China's military.
00:09The Pentagon says China's ex-Defense Minister Li Xiangfu played a central role in the scandal.
00:15The revelations are part of the Defense Department's annual assessment of China's military that
00:19it submits to the U.S. Congress.
00:22The report says corruption is prevalent throughout the Chinese military, despite efforts by Beijing
00:26to crack down on the graft.
00:28The report also highlights the rapid buildup of Chinese nuclear forces.
00:33It says China has stockpiled 600 nuclear warheads and is on track to have more than 1,000 by
00:382030.