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Monday, November 17, 2008

Chinese official asserts right to build aircraft carrier

A top Chinese military official asserted his country's right to build an aircraft carrier in a British newspaper interview Monday, without commenting directly on whether it had decided to do so.

Major General Qian Lihua, director of the Foreign Affairs Office at the Chinese Ministry of National Defence, told the Financial Times that if China did build a carrier, it would only be used for offshore defence.

"Navies of great powers with more than 10 aircraft carrier battle groups with strategic military objectives have a different purpose from countries with only one or two carriers used for offshore defence," he said, apparently in reference to the United States which has 11, according to the FT.

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  1. Pete18/11/08 21:30

    China can try to refit this 20 year old ex Russian carrier any time. China may attempt to learn Carrier design and use from Russia (a country that has Never used carriers in battle).

    Pete

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