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Troubled waters: China’s blue water PLA-N : Comments
By Jonathan J. Ariel, published 22/5/2009China’s military build up, like most other activities the communist state engages in, is very, very difficult to gauge.
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>Thanks tomw ...
Delighted to be able to assist the discussion.
>For your trust in the Middle Empire to be.
There seems little point in criticising China for building a defence force comparable to that of other nations. This is unlikely to change China's actions. Other nations need to respond by making sure they have a credible defence force, as well as undertake diplomatic initiatives to reduce tensions.
>You present a treasure trove ...
Sorry if overloaded you with too many references. But I thought some facts might help the discussion.
Here is another one. Australian ship builder Austral have proposed a low cost version of their Independence-class littoral combat ship, which was designed for the US Navy. The new version, called the Multi-Role Vessel, omits the advanced sensors and weapons. This could be purchased by the RAN to supplement more expensive warships: <http://www.tomw.net.au/blog/2009/05/austal-multi-role-vessel.html>.
The point of this is that China might invest in a lot of specialised warships which look good on paper, but turn out not to be that useful.