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Sunday, July 31, 2011

China wants more aircraft carriers to compete with India

Shi Lang (ex Varyag)A serving Chinese military general is citing India's capabilities in his efforts to edge the government to have more than one aircraft carrier.

General Luo Yuan, a senior researcher with the Academy of Military Sciences, said China needs at least three aircraft carriers to defend its interests in the face of neighbors developing their capabilities.

"If we consider our neighbors, India will have three aircraft carriers by 2014 and Japan will have three carriers by 2014," General Luo was quoted as saying by Beijing News.

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