Thursday, August 5, 2010

Is Military Power In The Pacific Shifting To China?

Sailors man the rails aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington as the ship pulls into port at Yokosuka, Japan, to celebrate the 4th of July. Adam K. Thomas/Courtesy of the U.S. Navy

China Builds First Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Base? -- Defense News

TAIPEI - China's new anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) will be deployed at the Second Artillery Corps' new missile base in Guangdong Province in southeastern China, if a new report issued by Washington-based Project 2049 Institute is correct.

On July 28, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported the visit of local government officials to a new missile base in the northern Guangdong municipality of Shaoguan. The media report is the first to acknowledge the existence of the new missile base.

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More News On China's Growing Military Power In The Pacific

Chinese missile could shift Pacific power balance -- AP
New Chinese anti-ship missile may complicate relations with U.S. -- Stars And Stripes
China's pro-missile navy sinks carriers -- Asia Times
Tensions Rise As China Launches Show Of Force -- NPR

As the US wanes, China gains -- The Australian
Japan 'Building Missiles to Counter China's Naval Power' -- Chosun Ilbo
China Holds More Military Exercises Amid Tensions With U.S. -- CNS News
Mullen reiterates his concern over China’s military buildup -- Stars And Stripes
Where is the Pentagon report on the Chinese military? -- The Cable/Foreign Policy
China Gets What China Wants? -- Eurasia Review
Containing China’s Ambitions in the South China Sea -- Current Intelligence

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