New Chinese Carrier

[Mohoender]

Originally Posted by dragoon500ly

While it is something that the various intelligence agencies and the Navy will be keeping a close eye on, from an offensive point of view, its not much of a threat.

Agree. However, it will fill an important gap in Chinese defensive capability. It will strengthen their regional defense and allow them to protect their commercial shipping against piracy and terrorist threats.

It will also allow them to take an acitve part in future international operations, seriously increasing their diplomatic weight. As soon as China gets a projection capability I bet that they might be less opposed to international military operations.