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To: Fiddlstix

You are weclome my friend. I hope the info is of interest. Please point people to that overall site if they have any interest or concern in the Red Chinese buildup.


9 posted on 09/01/2006 6:53:18 PM PDT by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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To: Jeff Head

I recommend www.sinodefence.com for freepers if they want to keep abreast of Chicom Defense matters. So far the submarines, destroyers and frigates being built are replacing the older Chinese warships and subs. They still have a long way to go to build a force projection navy. Example, no huge fleet of fleet replenishment ships with Refuelling At Sea (RAS) capabilities, aircraft carriers and nuclear attack subs. They only have a handful of ships with Standard type SAM and electronic arrays that can challenge even the Japanese Navy. The only thing the PLAN can achieve in the next 20 years is a navy capable of inflicting damage on the US fleet in a war to take Taiwan which is 90 miles off their shoreline. If China wants to build a navy to challenge the US with a GDP that is 1/6 the size of the US, she needs to concentrate on a huge nuclear sub force that will disrupt US shipping since we import most of our critical materials from overseas. I would pay very close attention to China's nuclear sub program because the new Chief of Staff of the Chinese Navy is a nuclear submariner. So far China needs Russian technical assistance to develop their first truly modern nuclear attack sub.


18 posted on 09/01/2006 7:18:38 PM PDT by Fee (`+Great powers never let minor allies dictate who, where and when they must fight.)
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