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Related Topics World » Politics » China » Workers are seen on the deck of China's first aircraft carrier, which finished its maiden sea trial and arrived at Dalian Port, Liaoning province August 14, 2011. Credit: Reuters/China Daily BEIJING | Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:15am EDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China's state news agency on Thursday condemned a Pentagon report on China's growing military might, calling its account of Beijing's weapons modernization drive an alarmist "cock-and-bull story." The Pentagon's annual assessment of China's military strength, which was released on Wednesday, said Beijing appeared to be on track to forge a modern military by 2020, a build-up that could destabilize the Asia-Pacific region. The Chinese government has yet to give its official response, which is likely to be tersely dismissive, but the state-run Xinhua news agency made a starting shot. "The allegation is an utterly cock-and-bull story about the Chinese military based on a wild guess and illogical reasoning," an English-language commentary published by Xinhua said. "China, which has adhered to a defensive military policy, with its rising economic clout and sprawling commercial and strategic interests around the world, has every right to build a competent military," the commentary said. The Pentagon's report was released days after U.S. Vice President Joe Biden finished a visit to China dominated by mutual vows of cooperation and goodwill. The annual quarrel over the Pentagon report could, at least briefly, dampen the upbeat tone set by Biden's visit, which focused on economic issues. Fueled by China's booming economy, the People's Liberation Army's weapons upgrades in the past decade have exceeded many earlier U.S. forecasts. China's aircraft carrier program, cyber warfare capabilities and anti-satellite missiles have unsettled neighbors and Washington. But China sees its military modernization as a rightful extension of its growing economic status, and it staunchly defends is military spending as defensive in nature. The Pentagon flagged concerns about Beijing's widening military edge over Taiwan, the self-ruled island that China calls an illegitimate breakaway. Despite "large quantities of antiquated hardware and a lack of operational experience," the U.S. report said the People's Liberation Army is closing the technological gap with modern military forces. Xinhua called the Pentagon's conclusions "much ado about nothing," and said Chinese people thought it "baffling" that the U.S. could criticize China when its own military spending was 40 percent of the world's total in 2010. China put its defense budget for 2011 at 601.1 billion yuan ($91.5 billion), up from 532.1 billion yuan last year, or a 12.7 percent increase. But many experts believe China's actual spending on the 2.3 million-strong PLA is far higher than what the government reports. By comparison, the Pentagon rolled out a record base budget for fiscal year 2012 of $553 billion, up $22 billion from the level enacted for 2010. Xinhua cited improving military ties between China and the U.S., a development it said should be embraced. "The two countries should cherish their hard won improved bilateral ties, particularly the military relations, instead of blaming and smearing each other," the news agency said. (Reporting by Michael Martina; Editing by Ken Wills and Alex Richardson) World Politics China Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (2) TogetherinParis wrote: China is still the economic powder keg of Asia. All those crazy and bazar state-owned ‘enterprises’ could come crashing down at any minute, resulting in a tidal wave of political and economic instability that could spread region wide. What percentage of China’s growth is attributed to these ancient steamship-steam locomotive-gun making factories that should have all been melted down generations ago? The red Chinese ‘government’ of communist thugs is not trained by experience in commerce and industry. Communist officials can’t recognize efficiency from inefficiency, profit from loss, bumper crops from bare survival harvests. Their currency manipulation deprives their people of their own wealth, diverting it to red politicos wisely intent on emigrating here with as much money as they can carry off. China is not a miracle. China is a disaster waiting to happen. Aug 25, 2011 2:20am EDT -- Report as abuse J.Abrhams wrote: ^Good analysis… Having worked in China for the last 6 years this is exactly what I see happening. Endemic corruption and falsified statistics will bring China down hard (as it did in the ‘Great Leap’ years). When that happens, many foreign companies which invested here will feel it too. Aug 25, 2011 3:22am EDT -- Report as abuse See All Comments » Add Your Comment Social Stream (What's this?) 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