That policy has been particularly important to China's military, which is often referred to as a state within a state by experts.

And some critics say the company continues to have close ties to China's military.

China's military, whatever its limited resources, does not have to go far to threaten American interests.

The move should make China's military less dependent on foreign technology.

It contains "no consideration about helping China's military," he said.

In others, where piracy was so lucrative that powerful members of China's military and police got involved, factory managers were able to escape prosecution.

Rampant corruption in the army further weakened China's military.

Perhaps the security concerns could be validated by an authority on China's military.

Most analysts believe it would take hundreds of billions of dollars over decades to modernize China's military.

Although China's military often looks like a stern-faced monolith, the army's role in moneymaking is clearly not part of any central government plan, experts say.