Back in July, there were discussions about (here) a possible 700,000 troops force reduction for the PLA, but it was rebutted by Global Times. As the Oct 1st National Day parade nears, the discussion is once again back in the news. China air, naval boost risks raising tensionWed Sep 30, 2009 6:17am EDThttp://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE58T14T20090930?sp=trueEXCLUSIVE: China to cut