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China's military expansion is continuing unabated, putting regional stability at risk as the military expands its space and cyberwarfare programs, warned the US Pentagon Monday in its annual report on China's military power. Chinese officials called into question the report's facts, saying it reflected "cold-war thinking."

According to the US Department of Defense transcripts, David Sedney, the deputy assistant secretary of Defense for East Asia, said,

The report says that "a potential military confrontation with Taiwan, and the prospect of U.S. military intervention, remain the PLA's [People's Liberation Army] most immediate military concerns." The BBC says that's .

The New York Times says that identified by the report:

However, the analysis comes just weeks after the US shot down one of its own spy satellites, claiming that the toxic fuel load posed a potential danger to populated areas. According to Al Jazeera, :

Among other new developments, being explored by the Chinese, says The Military Family Network:

Indeed, according to the Council on Foreign Relations, which calls cyberwarfare "the new frontier," :

According to the Pentagon, this year, , reports the Financial Times:

However, CNN says the report shows :

But Voice of America reports that :

Chinese authorities responded by saying , reports Reuters. The authorities also denied engaging in cyberwarfare.

While Chinese military expansion has long worried the US military establishment, this report comes as military relations between the two countries have warmed from a 2001 low following the collision of a Chinese fighter jet with a US spy plane. Last week, the two countries agreed to set up a military hot line for communicating in emergencies and China agreed to hand over sensitive records on American servicemen missing since the 1950-53 Korean War.

But, as the Financial Times reports, a possible :