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| China Conducts Long Range Force Projection Air Exercise |
| 2010-09-26 |
| The Chinese Air Force has tested its strategic air power capability for air strikes and bombing against long-distance targets in the counter-terrorism exercise under the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) being held at Matybulak in Kazakhstan between September 9 and 25, 2010. About 5,000 troops from China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan are taking part in the exercise. The Chinese Air Force is trying to build an integrated air battle group encompassing early warning, command, long-distance bombing, escort and air refueling." In addition, "The Tibet Airlines is planning to launch routes to Europe within five years and expand its fleet to 50 by 2020. Liu Yanping, general manager of the State-owned airline, told China Daily that the carrier plans to build Lhasa Gonggar Airport, where it is based, "into an aviation center that not only links various parts of the autonomous region but also Tibet and other areas". He said that the carrier plans to make Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region, western China's "air hub". |
| Posted by: Anonymoose |
| #10 Basically, by 2060, China's military is going to be deployed globally in a way that looks a lot like the deployments of the US military in 1960. The US better start get used to that idea. The torch was passed from Europe to the US between 1860 and 1960 - and now that torch is going to be passed to China. Interesting analysis, except you are forgetting one of the reason the "torch" was passed is two devastating world wars which basically wrecked European demographics. The closest the US has ever come to the demographic calamity of two world wars was the US Civil War. And you are forgetting China has a demographic problem of its own in which large swaths of its population in its western areas has never even seen a lightbulb or electricity. What happens when those folks began to demand the same services, and China can't deliver? |
| Posted by: badanov 2010-09-26 23:13 |
| #9 "China ... needs women" Anybody with a basic knowledge of 5th-grade math could have figured out 50 years ago that was coming, between their devaluing girl babies and their one-child policy. I'm interested in where they intend to get the women, since they believe non-Chinese are inferior. If they use foreign women to make babies, in a generation or two a lot of Chinese won't really be Chinese. Then what happens to the superiority complex? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-09-26 22:53 |
| #8 "China is making massive investments in Africa and South America - concentrated in mining, energy, and agriculture. I'm guessing that China will eventually start putting sizable populations of Chinese workers overseas, to oversee, manage, and develop their foreign investments. That, along with their need to safeguard their sea lines of communication, will drive them to set up naval-centric military bases overseas." I'm sure Africa will enjoy the rule of the enlightened Chinese far more that the rule of those nasty old European colonialists, LR. In fact, I can hardly wait for the Chinese to "invest" in Somalia. Africa and China deserve each other. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-09-26 22:46 |
| #7 Taiwan poses no threat to the PRC. It is not in the PRC's interest to damage Taiwan. Taiwan is increasingly investing in facilities and generating employment on the mainland - China can simply continue to encourage this pattern, and gradually become so intertwined with Taiwan that it makes no difference - plus the Taiwanese can't vote or hold office on the mainland - unless and until they join with China. How long will Taiwan continue to pour US$ Billions into the PRC, without wanting to have some political representation? China is making massive investments in Africa and South America - concentrated in mining, energy, and agriculture. I'm guessing that China will eventually start putting sizable populations of Chinese workers overseas, to oversee, manage, and develop their foreign investments. That, along with their need to safeguard their sea lines of communication, will drive them to set up naval-centric military bases overseas. These will require air cover, and also ground defense. Basically, by 2060, China's military is going to be deployed globally in a way that looks a lot like the deployments of the US military in 1960. The US better start get used to that idea. The torch was passed from Europe to the US between 1860 and 1960 - and now that torch is going to be passed to China. The European colonial powers must have found that last passing of the torch traumatic - but it is now ancient history. The same trauma is going to befall the US over the next two generations - all because of liberal political rot, and wanton financial mismanagement by the US ruling class since 1960. China needs water, it needs food (which depends on water) and it needs women. It has the wealth, and the political will to go get what it needs. We shall live in interesting times, 'til the end of our days. Reporting from Bangkok - the Lone Ranger. |
| Posted by: Lone Ranger 2010-09-26 22:27 |
| #6 That way, the fighter/bombers can kill any of the runway repair crews, and hopefully won't take terrible losses from the Taiwanese air defenses. Given that runway repair isn't rocket science, and certainly not all that different from laying asphalt anywhere else, and Uncle Sam wasn't able to keep Iraqi runways out of commission, I suspect Chinese efforts will be in vain. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2010-09-26 21:12 |
| #5 PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM/TOPIX > A SINO-CNETRIC ASIA IS UNLIKELY. and * SAME PDF > MAKE ROOM FOR RISING POWERS [BRIC Group?]. ARTIC > IIUC, the BRIC Wannabes, e.g. CHINA + INDIA + BRAZIL, are more interested in ACHIEVING UNILATERAL/ASYMMETRIC GEOPOL POWER + INFLUENCE, BY + FOR THIER OWN INTERESTS + NATION, NOT "MULTILATERALISM" OR "MULTIPOLAR" DIVERSITY, ETC??? Sub-IIUC, RISING POWERS e.g. BRIC Group > IOW, ITM/O ITS "THEIR TURN NOW" TO RULE THE WORLD, + THEY'RE NOT TAKING "NO" FOR AN ANSWER FROM UN + EUROPE + espec the US??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-09-26 20:59 |
| #4 Lest we fergit, WMF = the "GUAM ROCKET". * ION DAILY TIMES.PK > JAPAN PM REFUSES CHINA APOLOGY DEMAND [Daoyus + Fish Boat incident], proclaiming that SENKAKU [Chin = Daoyus] is de facto JAPANESE TERRITORY, hence no need for Japan = Tokyo to apologize for forcibly detaining a Chin vessel illegally caught fishing, etc. on its territory??? * SAME > {Medvedev] CHINA-RUSSIA HAVE COMMON ENEMY | CHINA-RUSSIA TIES "SEALED IN BLOOD" FIGHTING AGZ A COMMON ENEMY. JAPAN = NIPPON only??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-09-26 20:48 |
| #3 This is mainly aimed at Taiwan : hit them with waves of missiles from the Chinese coast, and send in fighter/bomber waves like 1 minute behind the last missile wave. That way, the fighter/bombers can kill any of the runway repair crews, and hopefully won't take terrible losses from the Taiwanese air defenses. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2010-09-26 14:53 |
| #2 They could use the Japanese WWII model. It eliminates the early warning, command, escort and air refueling. Cut's down on the training time too... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-09-26 10:22 |
| #1 The Chinese Air Force is trying to build an integrated air battle group encompassing early warning, command, long-distance bombing, escort and air refueling. As opposed to hot-dogging US Navy planes. I hope they don't do something silly with all that investment- it would be a shame if they lost it. |
| Posted by: Free Radical 2010-09-26 08:09 |