India and Vietnam co-built aircraft carrier to be base in the South China Sea together to deal with China
2009-05-06 17:23
Comprehensive news recently, Japan's "Sankei Shimbun" reported that the Vietnamese to give up to pursue a "North against the South attack," National Military Strategy, is working with India against China's paramilitary alliance, "India and Vietnam co-operation program," The plan agreed to India 2010-2016 year "lease" Vietnam will build the "Tokyo Bay naval base", used to stop aircraft carriers.
The naval base is located in the northern Bay of the West Bank, now under construction, planned in early 2009, the total invested 12 billion U.S. dollars, be able to accommodate 80,000 tons class destroyers, the base will also equip a number of far Cheng Duihai surveillance radar.
The article said the so-called "rent" is only the surface of an excuse, afraid of the transition concerned the international community, especially China.
India has 6 years total, "rents" less than one billion U.S. dollars, even the base of the basic maintenance costs are not enough, but according to sources within the military in Vietnam, India will provide free technical assistance to Vietnam's development of long-range strategic missiles and medium-sized aircraft carrier.
。 Japan Asia Center for Strategic Studies in Tian Yifu private experts said that India and Vietnam's move greatly angered the Chinese, followed by China to increase military presence in the South China Sea, an increase of two "092" strategic nuclear submarines, and in the Guangzhou Military Region, the Guangxi regional deployment the two J-10 air squadrons, plans to build large-scale Nansha Islands on the Air Force Base, to safeguard China's energy channels, to protect national security in the territory.
A stern warning the face of China's military, had unilaterally suspended negotiations in Vietnam, "Vietnam and India cooperation program," then the proposed timing.
"Tokyo Bay Naval Base" Description
Tokyo Bay is located in northern Vietnam, southern China's Guangxi Province, is a semi-closed sea bay in China called the Tonkin Gulf.
Vietnam's northern coast is the most concave arc of the Gulf, but also curb the South China Sea and the strategic sea lanes, the throat. 2005，
。 2005, Vietnam declared that began to establish large-scale deep water naval base in Tokyo Bay, Vietnam will have to stop large-scale submarines and ships.
India's "rent" the purpose of Tokyo Bay
Vietnam and China have been in the South China Sea territorial disputes, but China's military, political and economic power to the Vietnamese feel to win the South China Sea islands be prohibitively difficult, so look for ways to introduce foreign forces into the South China Sea, especially in countries hostile to China, complicate the issue for the South China Sea, took the opportunity to fish in troubled waters; India because India has territorial disputes also have a hostile attitude to China, "Indian Navy on the Chinese navy, the army should be like China, like the Indian Army to maintain an overwhelming advantage," Indian Foreign veteran Panikkar of this famous points to India's "rent" the fundamental purpose of Tokyo Bay. In this case, the two countries to establish a "more Indian cooperation plan" also is not surprising.
According to a Chinese news website called.NFDAILY.cn
