Saturday, July 4, 2020

How Powerful Are China's Aircraft Carriers?

Reuters

Caleb Larson, National Interest: Just How Powerful Are China's Aircraft Carriers?

Can they stand against America's?

Here's What You Need To Remember: China definitely still has a long way to go. Two aircraft carriers that are based on 1980s technology are in no way close to as capable as modern nuclear-powered carriers. Still, China has progressed in leaps and bounds.

While one of the United States’ aircraft carriers, the USS Theodore Roosevelt is dealing with a corona virus outbreak that has now become deadly, one of China’s aircraft carriers sailed past Taiwan in a show of force. Though Taiwan scrambled jets to intercept and monitor the sail-by, it was perhaps not the best moment for the U.S. Navy.

China currently has two carriers and a third in the shipyard, with a fourth planned. But what is the Chinese aircraft carrier program like? Here is China’s carrier fleet.

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WNU Editor: Powerful enough that it has made China's neighbours nervous.

5 comments:

Jac said...

China is way way way behind America. Not only about technology, but also on using it. Well, when it come to "molten salt nuclear reactor", this is a little joke. America test it before the 50's because it was a solution for making energy. It was discarded for many practical reason. May be China is discovering new things we aren't aware...

Anonymous said...

I also get nervous when i have no choice but to plug in chinese electronic made. its either it dont work or it explode at a wrong time and a wrong place

Anonymous said...

Amazon should be petitioned to clearly label Chinese products. Often I buy by accident.

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