http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/chinesemilitary/ en-us Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:19:27 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411974/posts The U.S. Navy is looking for a sufficiently impressive foe to help scare more money out of Congress. The Chinese Navy (or, more correctly, the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Navy) is now the favorites candidate, for navy and defense industry analysts, to become the new Big Bad. Just how dangerous are these Chinese sailors and their ships? It turns out that, on closer inspection, not very. This is the sort of thing that what went on during the Cold War. Russian military prowess was hyped by American the military, and their defense suppliers, to justify further increases in defense spending.... The Strategy Page http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411974/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:19:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411008/posts In early December, the People’s Liberation Army's (PLA) publication, China Defense Daily (Zhongguo Guofang Bao), published a report that provided a rare glimpse into an underground tunnel that is being built by the Second Artillery Corps (SAC)—the PLA's strategic missile forces—in the mountainous regions of Hebei Province in northern China. The network of tunnels reportedly stretches for more than 3,107 miles (Ta Kung Pao, December 11; Xinhua News Agency, December 14). The revelation of the semi-underground tunnel highlights the strides being made by China's nuclear modernization efforts, and underscores a changing deterrent relationship between the United States and China. China's... Jamestown Foundation China Brief http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411008/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:04:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389620/posts Heads were certainly turned during Barack Obama's goodwill tour of China, as this cheeky sailor's expression reveals. The American leader was inspecting the country's naval forces yesterday when the sailor dropped his mask of indifference and openly gawped at the president. America and China emerged from hours of intense, closed-door talks yesterday after making little progress on the key issues that divide the two nations. Despite reaffirming the importance of greater U.S.-China co-operation to world peace and stability, President Obama and President Hu Jintao were unable to disguise the deep differences that separate their countries on trade, security, climate change... dailymail.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389620/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:32:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386613/posts China has revealed that it has upgraded 200 Russian Kh-31P ARM (anti-radiation missiles) it imported in the 1980s. The Chinese were dissatisfied with the Russian seekers (that detected and homed in on radar transmissions), and developed one of their own. The Chinese seeker detects more radar frequencies (2-18 Ghz) and will hit within 8-10 meters of the radar transmission. The Kh-31 was originally developed as an anti-ship missile. The Russians quickly realized that, with a different seeker, the missile would also work well as an anti-radiation weapon. The anti-ship version has a range of 50 kilometers, while the ARM version... The Strategy Page http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386613/posts#comment Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:33:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365427/posts A top Chinese general will visit the United States this month and tour major U.S. bases as Washington seeks to improve relations and reduce the risk of conlict, offi http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365427/posts#comment Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:22:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2353976/posts Admiral Timothy Keating said the closed lines of communication between China and the rest of the world could increase the risk of a serious military incident. Last month, Adml Keating reached out to China's leaders, offering the prospect of joint military exercises between the US and China. "We are anxious to engage with them at the earliest opportunity," he said. "We want to understand much better than we do now China's intentions". "We're watching them," said Adml Keating. "We're paying close attention. But I don't view China as a threat. We don't want them to view us as a threat." telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2353976/posts#comment Sat, 3 Oct 2009 05:53:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2342325/posts China's increasingly advanced weaponry could undermine US military power in the Pacific, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday. Echoing US intelligence guidelines released on Tuesday that warned of Beijing's military modernization, Gates said US naval carriers and air bases in the Pacific faced new threats from China. "In fact, when considering the military-modernization programs of countries like China, we should be concerned less with their potential ability to challenge the US symmetrically -- fighter to fighter or ship to ship -- and more with their ability to disrupt our freedom of movement and narrow our strategic options," Gates said... Breitbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2342325/posts#comment Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:40:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2294291/posts The United States voiced concern Wednesday about rising tension between China and Vietnam in the South China Sea as a senator led calls to boost US seapower faced with Beijing's growing military. afp http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2294291/posts#comment Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:04:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276548/posts The People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China will recruit more than 120,000 college graduates this year, a military source said here Sunday. According to a website run by the Ministry of Education to help college graduates find jobs, it is the first time the PLA has recruited college graduates on such a large scale, as the army seeks to improve its overall quality by drawing more talent and advancing its science and technology. people change daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276548/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:38:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258663/posts China is developing and expanding its arsenals of nuclear warheads and strategic missiles, military experts say. upi http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258663/posts#comment Tue, 26 May 2009 23:15:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257256/posts China bigger threat than Pakistan, says IAF chief 24 May 2009, NEW DELHI: India faces a greater threat from China than Pakistan because New Delhi knows little about Beijing's combat capabilities, India's air force chief told a newspaper in an interview published on Sunday. The world's two most populous nations fought a brief but brutal war over their 3,500 km (2,200 mile) Himalayan border in 1962, and both sides claim the other is occupying big but largely uninhabited chunks of their territory. India has also been pursuing closer relations with the United States, something that worries China. China has a... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257256/posts#comment Sun, 24 May 2009 10:02:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2239219/posts China's show of its naval force last week at the 60th anniversary celebrations of the People's Liberation Army Navy has revived apprehension about its emergence as a formidable military power. Much of it is unwarranted. The logic behind China's naval build-up - which includes ballistic-missile submarines and reportedly an aircraft carrier - is compelling and understandable in a big-power context. With its far- flung trade and supply networks, Beijing needs to harness the naval capabilities necessary to defend its expanding sea lanes of communications. Chinese historians like to cite Mao Zedong, who once said that China does not 'desire one... asiatimes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2239219/posts#comment Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:05:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2235845/posts China is set to display its maritime might in an unprecedented show Thursday as it parades its warships and nuclear submarines with 14 other nations to mark its navy's 60th anniversary. The fleet parade takes place in the eastern city of Qingdao along with 21 foreign vessels, just weeks after tensions flared up following a naval stand-off with the United States in the South China Sea. DefenceTalk.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2235845/posts#comment Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:06:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2233221/posts China's navy will develop a new generation of warships and aircraft to give it much longer-range capabilities, its commander-in-chief said in comments published Thursday. Admiral Wu Shengli told the state-run China Daily newspaper the Chinese navy wanted to develop hardware such as large combat warships, stealth submarines with abilities to travel further and supersonic cruise aircraft. More accurate long-range missiles, deep-sea torpedoes and a general upgrade of information technology were also in the pipeline, according to Wu. DefenceTalk.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2233221/posts#comment Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:10:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2231172/posts BEIJING – China's navy will move faster to build large combat warships, next-generation aircraft and sophisticated torpedoes in a modernizing overhaul for fighting in an era of information technology, its commander in chief said. Sophisticated weapons are key to winning a regional sea battle, Adm. Wu Shengli told the official Xinhua News Agency late Thursday. The navy wants submarines with greater stealth capabilities, high-speed intelligent torpedoes, electronic weapons, supersonic cruise aircraft and long-range missiles with high accuracy. "The navy will move faster in researching and building new-generation weapons to boost the ability to fight in regional sea wars under the... ap http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2231172/posts#comment Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:04:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2227536/posts AUSTRALIA'S military planners have rejected the view of the US's top defence official by recommending a powerful boost to conventional naval and air forces to combat China's sustained arms build-up. US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has argued that future challenges are most likely to comprise unconventional non-state conflicts, such as Afghanistan, rather than conventional warfare. But Australia's defence white paper, due to be released by the end of the month, is believed to reject the thrust of his arguments by focusing on the need to plan for conventional conflict and to commit more than $100 billion to new ships, submarines... The Australian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2227536/posts#comment Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:48:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2226598/posts Selective abortion in favour of males has left China with 32 million more boys than girls, creating an imbalance that will endure for decades, an investigation released on Friday warned. The probe provides ammunition for those experts who predict China’s obsession with a male heir will sow a bitter fruit as men facing a life of bachelorhood fight for a bride. “Although some imaginative and extreme solutions have been suggested, nothing can be done now to prevent this imminent generation of excess men,” says the paper, published online by the British Medical Journal (BMJ). In most countries, males slightly outnumber... Times of India http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2226598/posts#comment Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:45:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2223306/posts With tensions already rising due to the Chinese navy becoming more aggressive in asserting its territorial claims in the South China Sea, the U.S. Navy seems to have yet another reason to be deeply concerned. After years of conjecture, details have begun to emerge of a "kill weapon" developed by the Chinese to target and destroy U.S. aircraft carriers. First posted on a Chinese blog viewed as credible by military analysts and then translated by the naval affairs blog Information Dissemination, a recent report provides a description of an anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) that can strike carriers and other U.S.... U. S. Naval Institute http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2223306/posts#comment Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:58:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222202/posts The Obama administration came into office looking to “deepen the dialogue” with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). On her visit to Beijing in late February, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said “it is essential that the United States and China have a positive, cooperative relationship. Both of us are seeking ways to deepen and broaden that relationship.” In reality, she narrowed the discussion by pushing to the margin areas of disagreement. She downplayed human rights abuses in China and glossed over U.S.-PRC rivalries in hot spots like North Korea and Iran. Her main concern was to reassure Beijing that... FrontPage Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222202/posts#comment Sat, 4 Apr 2009 13:45:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2219550/posts If operational as is believed, the system marks the first time a ballistic missile has been successfully developed to attack vessels at sea. Ships currently have no defense against a ballistic missile attack. US Naval Institute http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2219550/posts#comment Wed, 1 Apr 2009 04:30:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2215031/posts ARLINGTON, Va. — The Chinese navy has a new submarine base on Hainan Island, according to the latest Defense Department report on Chinese military power. The report comes about two weeks after a Military Sealift Command contract surveillance ship was accosted by five Chinese vessels about 75 miles south of Hainan Island. "The base appears large enough to accommodate a mix of attack and ballistic missile submarines and advanced surface combatant ships," the report said. "The port, which has underground facilities, would provide the PLA (People’s Liberation Army) Navy with direct access to vital international sea lanes, and offers the... Stars and Stripes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2215031/posts#comment Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:07:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2210903/posts BEIJING, March 20 (UPI) -- The Chinese government is ready to end a standoff between a U.S. surveillance ship and five Chinese vessels in the South China Sea, defense sources say. The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they have been told by top commanders that China has no plans to increase its military presence in the area, the China Daily reported Friday. Military analysts in China are saying it is time to leave the dispute behind and concentrate on more important issues facing Sino-U.S. relations, the newspaper says. Earlier this week U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told a... UPI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2210903/posts#comment Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:22:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2210291/posts A top U.S. commander says China's "aggressive and troublesome" run-in with an unarmed American ship shows that Beijing is not yet ready to behave acceptably. Adm. Timothy Keating told senators that Beijing's suspension of military contact last year because of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and last week's South China Sea confrontation are "vivid reminders" that it has yet to become a "responsible stakeholder." The U.S. has pushed for more frequent and intense communications with China to avoid military confrontations that could upset a relationship crucial to solving global crises. But Keating, who heads the Pacific Command, said the bilateral... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2210291/posts#comment Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:17:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2186576/posts China's military remains primarily focused on recapturing Taiwan but the country's naval and missile buildup portends a global role for the Asian giant, the head of US intelligence said Thursday. "China's desire to secure access to the markets, commodities, and energy supplies needed to sustain domestic economic growth significantly influences its foreign engagement," retired admiral Dennis Blair told Congress. DefenceTalk.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2186576/posts#comment Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:43:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2172988/posts LONDON (AFP) – China is likely to begin deploying its military increasingly further from its borders, analysts at a top thinktank said on Tuesday. The Asian power was also unlikely to constrain its defence budget because of an economic downturn that has left the World Bank forecasting the slowest pace of growth in China since 1990, the analysts at the International Institute for Strategic Studies said. Noting that China began using a naval convoy in the Gulf of Aden to protect the country's shipping from Somali pirates, IISS director of transnational threats and political risk Nigel Inkster said he expected... afp http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2172988/posts#comment Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:44:09 GMT