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David Axe, War Is Boring: Chinese Subs Finally Get a Shot at American Carriers
A lot has changed in two decades
In 1995 and 1996, Taiwanese politicians signaled greater support for declaring their island country officially independent of China. Beijing’s response was swift, forceful … and ultimately an embarrassment to China. The Chinese army fired several missiles toward small, Taiwanese-held islands.
That’s when the United States intervened in a big way, sending two entire aircraft carrier battle groups into the waters around Taiwan — and even sailing one carrier through the Taiwan Strait.
The Chinese military was powerless against this show of force. Beijing couldn’t even reliably track the American warships, and had no forces of its own capable of threatening the powerful U.S. vessels.
The Chinese backed down.
WNU Editor: China is developing other means to sink America's aircraft carriers .... Could China’s Military Capability Render The Aircraft Carrier Obsolete? (D.M. McCauley, Task & Purpose).
Update: Could China Wipe Out U.S. Aircraft Carriers? -- Value Walk
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