I think that Bush was already adjusting for a China oriented policy, especially after the spy plane collision incident. The only reason they did not do so was the timely arrival of Bin Laden and his planes.
So it is not exactly correct to say that the republican is not anti-China, only that...
The type 054/054A family to date:
The first type 054 was laid down in 2002. Two were built before they moved on to the improved type 054A.
First type 054A started construction in 2005.
Race issue is often mixed with cultural aspects because people with the same ethnic identity also tend to have the same cultural identity, and is actually very important when it comes to consideration for things such as marriage, and how your kids is to be raised etc. It's not wrong to point out...
Chongqing was actually set up as a temporary capital for the KMT when Nanjing fell in second world war. It was also heavily bombed by japanese airforce.
At first I thought this thread is about the carrier Varyag, since apparently she is undertaking another trip out of port again. Think PLAN should find a good alternative name for her.
Not personally confirmed:
北海舰队驱10支队的053H1型护卫舰543丹东舰,545临汾舰,东海舰队护3大队的053H1型护卫...
I wonder if any of their politician are going to make references to god when making public statements etc. and loling if they are going to find any opportunity to charge each other the death penalty.
Three type 054As in various stages of completion.
So far 11 of them has been comissioned and 2 others launched.
So 15 so far plus the two more we see here in dry dock(?)
At least 16 will be launched I think before PLAN transitions to a new class.
Modern warships like these are long overdue...
I was just looking up Norfolk naval base on google map, and found out that if you zoom right in they show you an area shot of the base and ships at an angle, so it looks 3D, and the images are pretty crisp by google map standards, it was quite interesting.
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Traditional google...