[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

L.P. Thank you! I enjoy your posts about China and appreciate the information and analysis!

Is Xi losing status due to a lack of confidence (understandable) or his health deteriorating to the point that there is no other choice than to replace him?

Video of the Russian made Chinese Aircraft Carrier on fire.

Minsk on fire

I would disagree with the CNN headline that indicates it was part of the "Mighty" Russian Fleet . It was used as a tourist attraction and anchored in a lagoon near the Yangtze river. No indication on whether its associated pet tugboat was part of the attraction.

[Snowybear]

> I would disagree with the CNN headline that indicates it was part of the “Mighty” Russian Fleet . It was used as a tourist attraction and anchored in a lagoon near the Yangtze river. No indication on whether its associated pet tugboat was part of the attraction.

A friend of mine said the same thing when I shared on Facebook.

-SB

[LonePalm]

The biggest problem for the Russian Navy is that it has been operated by Russians.

The Russians sold the Admiral Gorshkov, ex-Baku to the Indian Navy who has operated it largely without issues as INS Vikramaditya.

SpyNavy

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)