Chinese Navy (PLAN) News & Discussions

Deino said:

Sorry, but what is DL-D1 !?

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hk299792458 said:

Henri K.

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terranMarine said:

the comments at the dailymail site are funny to read. Butt hurt British people missing the days of the British Empire

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mike2000 said:

Well those of our citizens who make such remarks are simply the naive/clueless/misinformed individuals. A warship paying a visit to other countries doesn't mean anything more than a visit, which many countries navies do. Its nothing special

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terranMarine said:

the comments at the dailymail site are funny to read. Butt hurt British people missing the days of the British Empire

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Zarvan said:

Can Chinese members post pictures of TYPE 56 Corvette weapons along with their pictures

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592257001 said:

--"The gist of the article is that if there is any conflict in the East China Sea sector, or anywhere that requires the PLAN to deploy its fleet far from home ports".

If the conflict is indeed stemming from the East China Sea sector (the most likely scenario in which the PLAN would be involved, along with the South China Sea), I fail to understand why it would require "the PLAN to deploy its fleet far from home ports", to the extant that the PLAN will have to consider docking as far south as Australia. Since any war scenario with Japan, ROC or the Philippines would not require the PLAN to sail that far away from Chinese naval bases.

On the other hand, it is almost absurd to think the Chinese will be conflicting with the USA anywhere else in the present, some where that would involve the PLAN venturing as far as Australia. The only realistic scenario in which the Chinese would be concerned about that part of the world is if the USA decides to chock the maritime oil and gas imports routes off the coast of south Asia. But at that point, having a few friendly ports in Australia serves no good to the PLAN, as it is wise enough to not engage the USN (surface to surface warfare)in waters away from ground-based supports (Air wings, SAM, ASBM, etc).



On a side note, do you honestly believe that all, or most US allies in Asia will be willing to open its ports to USN vessels actively engaged in seek-n-destroy missions against PLAN because the US is taking side in an territorial dispute?! Aside from mutual nuclear annihilation, those countries who chose to ally with the US during times of war will have still HAVE to establish bilateral relations and trade with the Chinese, do you think it is in their best interest to stake in the future economic prosperity of their country in a war that doesn't even involve the US in the first place?

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jhungary said:

You have misunderstood what he said.

The question is would US need to use it fleet if China were to engage a local war with Philippines, Vietnam, Japan or Taiwan?

The answer would be no, as US have Air base in or around all the country mentioned And the Naval Engagement PLA envisioned (Or rather PLA supporter here) would and could only be in the far side if the ocean, That mean IOR , South Pacific or the Eastern Pacific.

You are writing the script that US will invade and occupied SCS if and when they are to choke Chinese shipping and trade, but why would US enter SCS when they can simply block the Malacca strait and the Sea of Japan? Both of which was held by US allies and US will enjoy local support there

Another point you are wrong is that you cannot use trade as a weapon. Trade are done in both direction, not just a one way street.

Most China import and export are not critical item, (ie only China are making it) or Dependable item (e.g. oil and gas) Market is interchangable. What China is selling other people are selling too, and what China is buying, everyone is buying too. There are nothing China is making that was not being made elsewhere, people choose Chinese product simply because they are cheaper, but the ither is not like they are unreachable . Say for.example, Chinese TV set selling in Australia cost about 500 to 700 while a Japanese TV set cost around 800 to 1000, We in the west can afford to fork 200 to 300 more for a TV set, and there are nothing currently the Chinese is making not being made anywhere else. Its not like we are asking African nation to fight against China lol, the west can fork the different

And the Chinese market could also he filled by other country too, think about it, the world done without Chinese market prior to 1990, and even today Chinese market is still very much protected domestically, yes the west will suffer, but not going to he that much, i would imagine Intel or Apple would have a problem selling their CPU or Iphone in China but well, will that make the world market collaspe?

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wanglaokan said:

simple and naive

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Mugwop said:

^^ This is something 2 specific enemies of PLAN fear more than anything.

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