China's First Carrier Pointed At Japan Over Senkakus

IBD EDITORIALS ^ | September 27, 2012

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Ping!

[b4its2late]

None of this is good.

[Emperor Palpatine]

Link bad.

[servantboy777]

I certainly hope the Chi-coms have perfected the carrier battle group, otherwise their brand spankin new carrier will be tilting toward the sky as she sinks to the bottom of the ocean.

[MeganC]

That aircarft carrier is a threat to no one but her crew.

[Vaquero]

Don’t worry we back our allies!!

Errr.....

...Well, err, we used to back our allies. Now the leader of the current regime just bows to our enemies and our allies enemies.

[x]

Er ... Senkakus isn’t the son of Porkulus and grandson of Stimulus?

[Vaquero]

Dont count on that happening You are thinking of our LAST commander in chief.

[andyk]

What are they threatening to do, run it aground? Unless its being manned by Russians, it takes decades to master carrier operations from what understand.

[IslamE]

If Chinese plastic is an indicator, I wouldn’t put too much faith in that Carrier, every glass or item in my home with Chinese plastic is fractured with hairline cracks, our politicians have replaced American and Japanese products with inferior junk, thanks Washington!

[gaijin]

The issue of the Senkaku Islands has been bubbling away for 30 years but ONLY NOW does it bubble up fiercely.

It’s clearly designed to distract from some huge other (still) secret thing, which is probably a Mount Everest of DEBT.

[GeronL]

Until it gets aircraft its just a really wide cruiser

[Average Al]

"That aircarft carrier is a threat to no one but her crew."

It might make a great fish reef too. ;-)

[Mad Dawgg]

"That aircarft carrier is a threat to no one but her crew."

An ex-navy relative of mine messaged me that his still active Navy Buddies wish to thank the Chi-coms for making a nice juicy live-fire target. They feel there is not much to shoot at now Russia's Military has been so decimated. (He tells me Russia is scuttling more ships then they are building these days.)

[firebrand]

And apparently there are no aircraft capable of landing on a carrier. Not to mention pilots able to do so once there are. It’s for prestige, mostly.

Are these the same islands that Japan just bought back from private owners? That might have been the reason.

[redlegplanner]

it is a navy cross waiting to happen.

also, I think they pulled the SSMs off it so it is not enen a really big cruiser right now.

[Average Al]

"(He tells me Russia is scuttling more ships then they are building these days.)"

Are you sure they aren't just rusting and sinking in port? ;-)

[Sola Veritas]

“They also have significant oil deposits vital to a China scouring the world for energy for its growing economy.”

I say, it looks like Red China is acting the way Imperial Japan did in the years leading up to Pearl Harbor.

[Jeff Head]

The new Chinese Carrier will not figure into this dispute at all for at least two, and probably closr to four years. They do not have the aircraft ready for it yet and will not have a full squadron ready for anouer 18-24 months...then they have to train.

So, right now, she will not come near such a disputed, potential combat area. she would be nothing but a big fat target.