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| China's new submarines caught U.S. intelligence off guard |
| 2004-09-23 |
Special to World Tribune.com EAST-ASIA-INTEL.COM Wednesday, September 22nd, 2004 China is building a new deep-water submarine port at Qingdao, Shandong Province, along the northern coast, according to the Chinese newspaper Qingdao Zaobao. China surprised U.S. intelligence several months ago by showcasing a new class of attack submarines at the Wuhan shipyard. The submarine has been dubbed the Yuan-class submarine. The disclosure highlighted a failure of U.S. intelligence, which until that time believed that it had adequately monitored China's naval buildup. China believes that submarines and guided missile warships will be the centerpiece of its military buildup, along with large numbers of ballistic and cruise missiles. Beijing wants the port to be part of its maritime strategy for controlling waters near its coast. According to the report, the port also will be used for underwater research, specifically the search for oil and gas resources needed by China. |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #4 For all we know, the CIA leaked the story because they could no longer keep a straight face with their Chinese counterparts about not knowing about it. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-09-23 9:39:44 PM |
| #3 Article: China’s new submarines caught U.S. intelligence off guard That doesn't make any sense. If the US was caught off-guard, why are significant naval resources being deployed to the Western Pacific? Why was Summer Pulse staged, if not to counter the new Chinese submarines? |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-09-23 9:18:44 PM |
| #2 The US intelligence community is not going to tell what it knows unless it wants the MSM to know. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul in Tuntutuliak, AK 2004-09-23 8:41:08 PM |
| #1 hmmmm - and who says it's a intel failure? The reporter, no responsible named sources...Failure!! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-09-23 8:08:46 PM |