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发帖数: 6973 | 1 Edward Wong, Chinese Military Seeks to Extend Its Naval Power; A Rapid
Buildup Is Seen; From Mideast to Pacific, a New Assertiveness Concerns the
US. New York Times, Apr. 24, 2010.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/24/world/asia/24navy.html?scp=1&sq=china%20far&st=cse
Excerpt in the window of the print: A new strategy reflects a country's
growing confidence and interests abroad.
Note:
(a) brook (vt): TOLERATE
(b) ZHANG Huachen 张 华臣
far sea defense 远海防卫
张华臣代表:海军要向大型化信息化综合化发展. 中国广播网, Mar. 8, 2010.
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发帖数: 6973 | 3 My comment:
(a) In my view, the world overreacts. People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) a
week ago conducted an exercise beyond the first island chain--as deep as
around Okinotori. It is a milestone. But it will take China a lot of money
and efforts--and time--to build a blue-waters navy.
(b) My assessment has been that, without surface-to-surface missiles aiming
at Taiwan, China's perennial threats of invading Taiwan would be laughable.
For a decade, I thought US was exaggerating China's militar | c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 4 (continued)
My comment:
(f) Because Soviet Union could not project military power, in contemplation
of invading China it intended to form a military pact with Taiwan. See
学者从蒋介石日记发现历史秘辛. VOA Chinese, Apr. 20, 2010.
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/china/NEW-FINDINGS-FROM-CHIANG-KAI-SHEKS-OLD-DIARY-20100420-91583194.html
(g) Soviet Union was world's largest oil producer; it need not import oil.
China has been a net oil importer for a decade, with a pace of annual 12%
increase. So protection o |
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