China's Focus on Aircraft Carriers

Why the anonymous animosity? China bought three Russian carriers - the Minsk, The Varyag, and the Kiev. This is a fact. The Minsk and the Kiev are part of "military theme parks", and the Varyag has been painted in PLAN colors and is being prepared (flight deck) to accomadate the SU-33 purchases they made.

Putting words in someone's mouth is irritating. I made no statement about year projections, merely stating a possibility. How long until the Varyag is operational? I don't know. Jane's Fighting Ships reported it was re-named the Shi Lang after an admiral who re-took Taiwan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_aircraft_carrier_Varyag

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