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Hello sailor! Rival navies check one another out
MSNBC ^
| 4/22.09
| Adrienne Mong
Posted on 04/22/2009 10:00:28 AM PDT by seatrout
QINGDAO, China – As China prepares to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of its People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy on Thursday, its normally secretive military has taken the unprecedented step of showcasing some of its best vessels and naval weaponry.
On Wednesday, sailors from China and 14 other countries with naval ships participating in the international fleet review off the coast of Qingdao – including the United States – took turns visiting one another’s vessels.
We chanced upon the Commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet, Vice Adm. John Bird, who had just emerged from a Chinese submarine. "It’s the second time I’ve been on one of these," he drawled. "The first time was just a couple of days ago."
"Impressions?" I asked.
"It’s very clean," he replied.
The submarines’ appearance at the event was significant – it’s the first time China has publicly shown the vessels which are among the most powerful in China’s fleet.
(Excerpt) Read more at worldblog.msnbc.msn.com ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; fleetreview; navies
China's navy is strutting her stuff. South Korea's navy seems to be increasingly up to date.
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posted on
04/22/2009 10:00:28 AM PDT
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seatrout
To: seatrout
Gay headline of the day...............
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posted on
04/22/2009 10:02:55 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(If Keynesian economics worked, Zimbabwe would be a superpower.......................)
To: Red Badger
Brings back memories of an old Monty Python skit! Not a title I would have chosen.
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posted on
04/22/2009 10:04:08 AM PDT
by
seatrout
(I wouldn't know most "American Idol" winners if I tripped over them!)
To: Jeff Head; SLB
The Red Dragon is displaying its fangs and claws to the world.
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posted on
04/22/2009 10:05:19 AM PDT
by
Stonewall Jackson
(Put your trust in God; but mind to keep your powder dry. - Oliver Cromwell)
To: Red Badger
"It’s very clean," he replied. "It's a clean machine."
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posted on
04/22/2009 10:05:52 AM PDT
by
colorado tanker
(Mr. Pirate? Candygram (courtesy of the U.S. Navy)!)
To: colorado tanker
Must have been cruising Penny Lane............
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posted on
04/22/2009 10:07:39 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(If Keynesian economics worked, Zimbabwe would be a superpower.......................)
To: seatrout
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posted on
04/22/2009 10:08:52 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(If Keynesian economics worked, Zimbabwe would be a superpower.......................)
To: Jeff Head
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posted on
04/22/2009 10:09:37 AM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: seatrout
Don’t Ask; Don’t Tell....
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posted on
04/22/2009 10:10:37 AM PDT
by
steve-b
(Intelligent design is to evolutionary biology what socialism is to free-market economics.)
To: Stonewall Jackson
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posted on
04/22/2009 10:14:25 AM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
To: Red Badger
Must have been cruising Penny Lane............ Don't ask, don't tell!
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posted on
04/22/2009 10:16:03 AM PDT
by
colorado tanker
(Mr. Pirate? Candygram (courtesy of the U.S. Navy)!)
To: Liberty Valance
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posted on
04/22/2009 10:17:33 AM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
To: Red Badger
ROFL! Good one. That's beyond gay.
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posted on
04/22/2009 10:20:50 AM PDT
by
seatrout
(I wouldn't know most "American Idol" winners if I tripped over them!)
To: Jeff Head
Thanks for the great pics Jeff!
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posted on
04/22/2009 10:45:27 AM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: colorado tanker
And don’t pursue................
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posted on
04/22/2009 10:50:16 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(If Keynesian economics worked, Zimbabwe would be a superpower.......................)
To: Red Badger
LOL!
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posted on
04/22/2009 10:51:36 AM PDT
by
colorado tanker
(Mr. Pirate? Candygram (courtesy of the U.S. Navy)!)
To: seatrout
From the Article:
But it wasn’t long before politics did come into play – even if in jest.
An American sailor bounded over, impishly, “Have you been to the Russian ship? We heard they needed to get towed in.”
Another time, I approached a couple of Pakistani sailors, “Have you been to the Indian ship?”
“Pakistan,” they answered, pointing at themselves.
“Yes, I know. You’re from Pakistan,” I replied. “But have you visited the Indian ship?”
“No, Pakistan,” they chorused again.
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posted on
04/22/2009 10:53:06 AM PDT
by
MyTwoCopperCoins
(I don't have a license to kill; I have a learner's permit.)
To: seatrout
Don’t worry, Obama will make sure our Navy is second to no one....
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posted on
04/22/2009 11:02:27 AM PDT
by
never4get
(We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid)
To: Jeff Head
Are those Chinese vessels doing unrep?
Gee, I didn't think anyone could do that but us...
Still, I wonder how they'd stack up in a blue-water confrontation.
I suspect no better, if not worse, than the Russians...targets.
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posted on
04/22/2009 11:51:29 AM PDT
by
Mariner
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