[NorthMountain]

I wouldn't run it down as a 'toy'; certainly not on the basis of deck area or displacement. Lack of catapults is a big problem ...

The real problem, here, is built by those who "pretend to work because their employer pretends to pay.

If the Chicoms want a carrier they can trust, they'll have to build their own ... and do a better job than the Russians ever did. This beast may end up being an albatross around their necks.

[GingisK]

If the Chicoms want a carrier they can trust, they'll have to build their own...

Given the weird political climate we have right now, I'm sure we would be happy to build them a few. After all, we've given them way too much already; so, why stop now? (Other than good sense, of course.)