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China-Japan-Koreas
Interpreting China's Aircraft Carrier
2011-08-14

China's own declaration that the ship is 'obsolete' and 'for training purposes' is probably fairly accurate.
What else would you expect from a refurbished ex-Soviet vessel?
In truth, the PLA's most successful modernisation programmes haven't been conventional platforms like warships so much as asymmetric weapons -- systems that aim to subvert the enemy's strengths rather than counter them with like-for-like solutions.
So how do you asymmetrically counter asymmetric weapons?

I know, Chinese finger traps!
Posted by:Mike Ramsey

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"That's what I call ... a tempting target."
Posted by: Mizzou Mafia   2011-08-14 17:53  

#1  I was just discussing this issue with a family friend yesterday – my conclusion was that itÂ’s mainly meant as a message to the smaller players in the neighborhood. I also think that if China ever decides itÂ’s time to take America down, they wonÂ’t need to use direct military means to do so. As I said to our friend, “ChinaÂ’s Yamamoto will be sitting in a Shanghai boardroom wearing a $3,000 Savile Row suit, and their Minoru Genda will be parked in front of a computer keyboard tinkering with high-frequency-trading algorithms.”
Posted by: Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo)   2011-08-14 13:50  

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