[sukhoi-30mki]

Chinese J-10 fighter jets perfom in Zhuhai at the Airshow China 2010

Graphic showing the epic voyage of the Soviet-built Varyag aircraft carrier

The Russian-made Varyag aircraft carrier is seen in Dalian port, northeast China in 2002, where it is being refurbished

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"Fisher said that Chinese leaks to media in Hong Kong and Japan last year indicated that Beijing plans a five-strong carrier fleet, including two nuclear-powered vessels."

Troubling. They will be second only to us in the amount of aircraft carriers. Japan and India need to start stepping up. I know that India's Navy has been growing. I don't know about Japans...

[flowerplough]

Not an historian, just an observer, but China’s immediate goals seem to be Taiwan, revenge against Japan for certain World War II atrocities, and the respect and deference of her Western peers. And China’s oncoming, self-inflicted, male-skewed population ratio will make agression and even conquest that much more likely, hayna?

[Sergio]

How much anti-sub experience doe the Chinese have?

I would think a half dozen diesel/electric (AIP) subs each, in the Indian, Taiwanese, and Japanese navies, armed with heavy torpedoes, would bottle up the Chinese navy quite nicely.

[MichaelP]

They are planning on a Fleet Carrier Battle Group. See Jeff Head's site: Jeff's site

Mike

[Mariner]

First of all, the article state INCORRECTLY that Japan has a Carrier. They do not.

However, only the US and Japan have been able to build Carriers that are legitimate, deployable and useful ships.

though I hear the Indians are progressing and are able to deploy and launch/retrieve aircraft of limited range and capability.

Today, only the US has a legit carrier force...and China has DECADES of learning to do before they can have anything other than their prestigious "White Elephant".

[NCC-1701]

“...where it is being refurbished...”

Doesn’t it have to be furbished first? Doesn’t look furbished to me. It’s an empty hull.

[TalonDJ]

Looks like they moved him to a dry dock.

The Varyag.

[Vroomfondel]

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