Sunday, April 23, 2017

A Chinese Assessment On Strength Comparison Between The Chinese Navy And The U.S. Navy

Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning

Global Times: Military strength comparison: PLA navy vs US navy

China

When Xiao Jin'guang, a former naval commander of the People's Liberation Army, wanted to inspect a fleet base on an island 67 years ago, he could only find a fishery ship to take him there.

With a stern expression on his face, he told his entourage, "Remember, Navy Commander Xiao Jin'guang took a fishery boat on his inspection tour on March 17, 1950."

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy was founded on April 23, 1949, in Taizhou, East China's Jiangsu Province, with just nine warships and 17 boats obtained after a unit of the Kuomintang's second coastal defense fleet defected to the PLA. In its early stages, the PLA fleet was mainly composed of wooden ships and sailing boats.

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WNU Editor: A fair assessment from the Chinese.

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