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Originally Posted by MtnGoat
I would not worry about the Chinese. They have one aircraft carrier, an old Russian carrier that was retro-fitted. These so called stealth fighters with Russian turbines are cheap knockoff's. Unless they can get their army to swim across the Pacific I would not worry. LOL
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IMO you are severely underestimating the Chinese! "Know your enemy" (Sun Tsu) I think the Chinese can put together a Navy capable of projecting more than just regional power faster than any of us think. They already eclipse Japan in Indochina and the latest fracas over the disputed islands is only going to put an exclamation point at the end of that sentence. This has the Aussies attention!
While we are mired in our own economic mess and the conflicts in the Middle East, China is focusing on the new economic frontier - Africa. They will need to project power in that continent to secure their economic interests. God help us if they form an axis of power with a nuclear Iran to accomplish that end.
We underestimated the Japanese in the early part of the last century and look where that got us. Let's not make that mistake again and make sure that someone on watch is awake and paying attention.
As for me, I see storm clouds growing on the horizon.