China to establish mily bases overseas

China has signaled that it wants to establish military bases overseas, following US steps to portray India as a regional super power.

"It is baseless to say that we will not set up any military bases in future because we have never sent troops abroad," said an article posted on a Chinese government website. "It is our right," the article said, suggesting it would be done in the neighbourhood.

The article posted on the website said that China should be capable of counter attacking its enemy countries from the country as well as from neighboring countries. "We should also be able to put pressure on the potential enemies’ overseas interests," said the posting by well-known columnist Shen Dingli.

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