Marco Rubio said the pace of growth in the Chinese military over the last 10 years has no precedent NEW YORK, May 14. /TASS/. China has been building up its military at an unprecedented pace over the past decade, making it the second strongest in the world today, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. "I mean, the pace of growth in the Chinese military over the last 10 years has no precedent. <...> It’s hard to ignore how fast and how big [it’s growing]. <...> They are, right now, the world’s