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Friday, November 16, 2012

China's carrier forces US Navy rethink

By Sukjoon Yoon

The acquisition of an aircraft carrier is the foundation and ultimate symbol of a navy's blue-water strategy. There is no more important reality for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) as it starts operating its first carrier. The full ramifications of the PLAN's ambitious acquisition of naval air power are as yet uncertain. The ultimate outcome depends upon maintaining a balance between a variety of contradictory postures and strategies.   China's plays the Great Power Game - Two forces have driven the acquisition of China's first aircraft carrier: (i) the ambition of the late Admiral Liu Hwaqing (known as China's equivalent of the US naval strategist Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan). As the first PLAN officer to visit a US aircraft carrier, Liu played a crucial role in promoting the PLAN's.  To Read More….  

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