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China’s Oversized Aircraft Carrier Ambitions -- Harry Kazianis, The Diplomat
Reports suggest China will have an indigenous carrier battle group within three years. Don’t bet on it.
According to a June 5 report in the Strait Times (and a timely tweet by @RobertCObrien) the People’s Republic of China will allegedly add some major firepower to its armed forces. While we have seen many of these reports over the last several years, one thing should seem quite obvious by now — take it with a grain of salt, Flashpoints readers.
According to the report, China is “preparing to deploy three new carrier battle groups (CBG) in the world’s oceans, with the first expected just three years from now.”
The Singapore-based newspaper seems to have sourced the information from the latest GI Zhou newsletter. The newsletter is published in Australia and “specializes in forensic analysis of China’s defense-related publications and news sources.”
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My Comment: I do expect China to eventually develop such a blue water fleet .... but not in the time frame that they are talking about .... and definitely not during peace time .... unless of course .... they do not think there will be a period of peace in 3,4, or 5 years.
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