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Does anyone think China developing Carriers and such is a good idea? I know the libs will chime in with something like "If the U.S. can have em why can't they" only they won't dignify U.S. with capital letters.
BEIJING – China's first aircraft carrier swept through fog-shrouded waters Wednesday to open sea trials that underscore concerns about the country's growing military strength and its increasingly assertive claims over disputed territory. The mission by the refurbished former Soviet carrier marks a first step in readying the craft for full deployment. China says the ship is intended for research and training, pointing to longer-term plans to build up to three additional clones of the carrier in China's own shipyards. "As a major economy, China on the one hand should take more responsibilities for the world and on the other hand, it has some new security interests that it needs to protect. Under the circumstances, China's naval power needs to grow accordingly," said Wang Shaopu, director of the Center for Pan-Pacific Studies at Jiaotong University in Shanghai. Information about the cruise was tightly restricted in line with the Chinese military's habitual secrecy, although the official Xinhua News Agency indicated that the step had been planned for some time. The 1,000-foot vessel departed through fog from the northern port of Dalian where it is being overhauled. "After returning from the sea trial, the aircraft carrier will continue refit and test work," Xinhua said. The United States on Wednesday urged greater openness from China about its military capabilities and asked for a formal explanation of how the aircraft carrier would be used. "China is not transparent as other countries, it's not as transparent as the U.S. about its military acquisitions, its military budget. This causes concern," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told a news conference in Washington. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/08/10/chinas-first-aircraft-carrier-launches-sea-trials/#ixzz1UfrpMwWB |
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