Red Menace: China Poised To Join Elite Aircraft Carrier Club -- US News And World Report
Expert says report shows U.S.-Sino war would be "very difficult".
The Pentagon has determined China soon will commission its first aircraft carrier, placing it in an elite club of seafaring nations and raising concerns about Beijing's growing global ambitions.
In its annual congressionally-mandated report on China's military build-up, the Pentagon states the Peoples' Liberation Army Navy will this year place its Russian-built Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier into its fleet.
Initially, the carrier will be the home of PLA helicopters. But "in several years," when Chinese fighter aircraft are ready, the 67,500-ton ship will launch strike planes.
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Update #1: Pentagon says China may build aircraft carriers -- SFGate/AP
Update #2: China may build aircraft carriers: Pentagon -- Economic Times
My Comment: China has a long way to go before they can even match what the U.S. has .... but it is a symbol of where China wants to go in the next few decades.
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