Posted on 03/14/2006 1:43:37 AM PST by Dyaus Pitar
Hong Kong: The Chinese military is currently planning to build an aircraft carrier, a pro-Beijing daily in Hong Kong reported Friday.
"The Chinese army will conduct research and build an aircraft carrier and develop our own aircraft carrier fleet," Peopleâs Liberation Army Lt. Gen. Wang Zhiyuan was quoted as saying in the Chinese-language Wen Wei Po.
"An aircraft carrier is a very important tool for big countries defending their interests in the sea. China is a big country with a long shoreline. An aircraft carrier is necessary to defend our interests in the sea," he said.
It would be China's first aircraft carrier and would likely be deployed to join other warships currently in the South China Sea, the newspaper said.
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They are capitalizing on socialism.. They are infected with capitalism.. While the leaders build carriers, the people ARE carriers.. They are carrying a need for stuff.. which brings envy which is liberalism.. They might be yellow but they are getting greener, green with envy.. Currently they are in a race with Indias greeners.. Green is breaking out all over..
Communist dystopia will be replaced by a Utopia of Envy..
Next step UNIONS.. the master plan of envy..
Military White Elephant.
It's like the Germans building battleships.
Exactly,
5000 year history, big whoop. Technically, my 1/8th Native American side has a good 15-40K year histoy.
China likes to have their commie cake and eat it too. They claim 4000 years, but had a "Cultural Revolution" where they rejected 3940 years of that history.
Chinese Civilization started around 1949.
How 20th century. Looks like the Chinese don't have the vision to become #1.
I believe the PLAN will launch the Varyag in 2008 and it will be their first carrier and they will use it to train while they build two or more of their own designs. Here's how the Varyag is looking at present in the Chinese Naval shipyards:
Look what they're up to around the world. Look at all the analysis that has already been done, and what they've said themselves.
They need carriers to protect their oil and trade routes. Trouble is, we're in the way!
Given enough time and control of sea lanes, they will turn the world market on it's head.
Thanks Jeff!
Bookmarked for later fun.
Thanks Jeff.
BTW, if you have some time today, send me a FReep mail. I want to talk books to you.
Regards,
Ronin
Exactly, the US is their second largest trading partner and buys the largest portion of US debt. they would hurt themselves at the same time but they don't need a aircraft carrier to severely affect the US. Just Cash in the debt and stop the trade. We can't pay the debt so every country in the world would want theirs too. It would be like a run on a bank.
It could also be a Russian carrier. Russia is thinking about selling a few of its old carrier hulls to China.
Or sold to them by disgruntled Israeli officials.
""The Chiense were the world's technological leader 1000 years ago and have the brains to get back there at some point in the not-too-distant future.""
Not so long as they ignore intellectual property rights. There is no incentive in China to invent anything, as it will be instantly stolen and pirated....in the longer term, more than 50 years, India will be a stronger power than China
bingo
""Right now, the LAST thing we need to face is a Chinese navy filled with aircraft carriers bought and paid for by Americans courtesy of "globalization".""
The Chinese are capable to building aircraft carriers without people shopping at Walmart. The Soviets had carriers and we didnt trade with them
I believe a carrier group would be so China can project power in the middle east
The Russians are also building carrier groups to be in service by 2007.
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