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Chinese Officials Just Confirmed They're Building A Second Aircraft Carrier
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| 3-10-2015
| Jeremy Bender
Posted on 03/10/2015 6:07:16 PM PDT by blam
Jeremy Bender
March 10, 2015
Chinese officials have confirmed that the country is currently building a second aircraft carrier, according to a number of Chinese and Taiwanese media sources.
The former political commissar of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy Liu Xioajiang told the Hong Kong Commercial Daily that a second aircraft carrier's construction is now in the hands of governmental agencies, according to news translations by Focus Taiwan.
Liu also hinted that Beijing's second carrier, which would be China's first indigenously produced carrier, was only the start of the nation's maritime ambitions.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aircraftcarrier; aircraftcarriers; carrier; china; defense; military; pla; plan
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posted on
03/10/2015 6:07:16 PM PDT
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blam
To: blam
China's first aircraft carrier, which was renovated from an old aircraft carrier that China bought from Ukraine in 1998, is seen docked at Dalian Port, in Dalian, Liaoning province September 22, 2012.
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posted on
03/10/2015 6:09:20 PM PDT
by
blam
(Jeff Sessions For President)
To: blam
Y not sell USS Ranger to Taiwan, then sell them F-35’s..?
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posted on
03/10/2015 6:11:20 PM PDT
by
gaijin
To: blam
Building an aircraft carrier and knowing how to use it are two entirely different things.
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posted on
03/10/2015 6:14:17 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Each carrier must have a surrounding battle group to protect it. Without one, they are sitting ducks.
To: blam
Question: Are we still building nuclear subs or are we relying on our aging fleet?
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posted on
03/10/2015 6:17:51 PM PDT
by
doc1019
(Blue lives matter)
To: DownInFlames
That new rail gun we’re installing on some ships will cut through it like a hot knife through butter.
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posted on
03/10/2015 6:19:13 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)
To: All
why build one when you have two at twice the price?
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posted on
03/10/2015 6:20:12 PM PDT
by
newnhdad
(Our new motto: USA, it was fun while it lasted.)
To: newnhdad
Hillary will be president soon. So they can get what they need.
To: blam
Kinda bland lookin’ for a ‘floating casino’. Needs some more lights. :-P
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posted on
03/10/2015 6:24:09 PM PDT
by
uglybiker
(nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-BATMAN!)
To: nickcarraway
Its a lead pipe cinch the PLA has been giving generously to the Clinton Foundation for the past fifteen years for that very reason.
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posted on
03/10/2015 6:26:44 PM PDT
by
skeeter
To: blam; Jeff Head
To: 2ndDivisionVet
“Building an aircraft carrier and knowing how to use it are two entirely different things.”
Am sure carrier shakedown and training would have been something they discussed during negotiations of the gas deal with Russia. Probably airframes too.
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03/10/2015 6:36:54 PM PDT
by
FreeInWV
(Have you had enough change yet?)
To: doc1019
To: miliantnutcase
Thanks, I couldn’t find anything definitive on the internet.
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03/10/2015 6:38:49 PM PDT
by
doc1019
(Blue lives matter)
To: blam
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posted on
03/10/2015 6:44:23 PM PDT
by
Oztrich Boy
(Television: Teacher, Mother, Secret Lover)
To: blam; All
This is not meant as snark of wise mouthing but a legitimate inquiry to Freepers who have real experience in surface ops or who have seriously studied potential naval conflict scenarios. One constantly encounters remarks as to the lack of viability of the large deck aircraft carrier pitted against emerging precision strike and submarine technologies. The reasoning is , on the surface, convincing. The battleship reached the peak of its evolution in WW2 just as it was being relegated to a supporting role in surface operations by carrier and land based aviation So the aircraft carrier , it is argued, is becoming obsolete even as its capabilities reach unprecedented levels of lethality. What then do those who know far more than I say about the future role of the carrier and why if it is a waning weapon system are the Chinese expending a lot of resources to build an ever more capable and larger carrier air arm?
To: skeeter
To: blam
Rats. I had read their first aircraft carrier was going to have a catamaran structure. I was wanting to see them try counter-flooding if it was bombed or torpedoed.
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03/10/2015 6:52:35 PM PDT
by
righttackle44
(Take scalps. Leave the bodies as a warning.)
To: blam
Oh yeah, well we’re gonna have female SEALs soon. We’re gonna call’em Strikeforce Midol! So there!
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