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2007-03-05 China-Japan-Koreas

Asian arms race fear as Beijing raises spending

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Posted by Fred 2007-03-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Including up to SIX SSBN-type subs, which Net speculators say China will keep at least TWO OF SIX ON PATROL, OSTENSIBLY PC AGZ JAPAN BUT IN REALITY TO ALSO TARGET THE USA[Russia?]???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-03-05 00:48|| 2007-03-05 00:48|| Front Page Top

#2 See also FREEREPUBLIC > USA, INDIA, & JAPAN TO HOLD MIL EXCERCISES, near Japan + northern Pacific in alleged reaction to China's announcement of Mil spending increase. Also, VALIANT SHEILD 2007 ANTI-TERROR MILEX/NAVEX - largest Terror MILEX in history to be held in WESTPAC near Guam-Marianas. * TAIPEITIMES > EDITORIAL > CHINA'S MILITARY SENDING A SIGNAL article - Chinese Foreign Ministry may NOT had known about missle test used to destroy one of China's own satellites.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-03-05 01:33|| 2007-03-05 01:33|| Front Page Top

#3 All those dollars that the Chinese have stockpiled are getting put to good use. China is going to build a mighty navy, bristling with anti-carrier missiles.

Posted by gromky 2007-03-05 05:34|| 2007-03-05 05:34|| Front Page Top

#4 With the market down another 4% (+/-), I wonder how much more money they'll spend. Crude is up, and I believe they subsidize gas.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2007-03-05 07:25|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2007-03-05 07:25|| Front Page Top

#5 Once again, I would be interested in asking the Navy types if they think it would be a good idea to sell the USS Kennedy to India, for them to reverse engineer, so that they could build a carrier fleet far better than what the Chinese have?

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-03-05 10:17|| 2007-03-05 10:17|| Front Page Top

#6 Guns and Butter I suspect this may be reflective of a need to keep too many constituencies happy.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-03-05 10:38|| 2007-03-05 10:38|| Front Page Top

#7 I read a comment here (Had to be here, the Burg is the only site I visit) not long ago that stated something to the effect of the Kennedy being such a goofy collection of updates, that it was almost it's own class of carrier. If that's the case, it's probably not the best piece for India to reverse engineer.

Posted by Mike N. 2007-03-05 13:45|| 2007-03-05 13:45|| Front Page Top

#8 Can we please slap tariffs on all the plastic crap that we import from China now?

A couple weeks ago I needed a new printer for my computer. I went to Costco and found a reasonably priced Hewlett-Packard printer. I didn't even think to check if it was made in China because I though HP would never do that. Dell, yes, but NOT HP! But I got it home and looked and, sure enough, it was Made in China. Damn it, if we can't do better than that we deserve to be defeated.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-03-05 14:16|| 2007-03-05 14:16|| Front Page Top

#9 I didn't even think to check if it was made in China because I though HP would never do that. Dell, yes, but NOT HP!

LOL!

You need to take that Chinee shit back to Costco right damn now Ebbang. Then find an old IBM LinePrinter with a parallel port. You'll shitloads better. You'll have shit for a printer, but still, that warm cockel thing is worth something no?

Posted by Shipman 2007-03-05 17:21|| 2007-03-05 17:21|| Front Page Top

#10 Shipman, I used to have a daisy wheel printer with a serial port. It wasn't much for graphics but it did put out letter quality documents. Noisy as all get out but solid as a rock. Made in USA.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-03-05 18:17|| 2007-03-05 18:17|| Front Page Top

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