Military of China, force comment.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in Singapore last week, the U.S. Navy will build a military base in Singapore, to permanently of the parking will serve the U.S. military’s latest class Littoral Combat Ship. Military Observer analysis, said the U.S. decision coincides with the outside world rumors that China will build naval base in Gwadar, when, can be regarded as an increasingly powerful U.S. Navy to China’s response.

Gates said: “We have taken several measures to build across the Asia-Pacific defense posture, it will have a greater geographical distribution, operational flexibility, and political sustainability.”

According to the Singapore Ministry of Defense said the United States to take measures, including deployment to Singapore, “one or two” currently under construction in the United States a new Littoral Combat Ships. This type of ship length of 400 feet, to high speed, the most appropriate action to carry out shallow water, it will be the United States in Singapore, the first permanent deployment of warships. However, where the U.S. Navy in support of facilities maintenance for many years.

and constitute a Navy ship fleet of 280 most powerful destroyers, cruisers and aircraft carriers compared to the LCS ships are short. Typically, the U.S. deployment of warships in the Pacific always begin sailing from California or Japan, and the regular course of the voyage, to obtain supplies from the supply ship. Compared with other ships, the LCS requires more frequent access to supply, so deploy them more attractive to Singapore.

Coincidentally, the U.S. military base and the construction in Singapore’s decision to deploy combat ship, to coincide with China outside the famous western Pakistan is planning to build a naval base of Gwadar time. Pakistani Defense Minister Mukhtar has claimed: “We have asked the Chinese to build a brother in the Navy in Gwadar on the ground.” In any case, China’s rapid naval modernization, including the construction of nuclear submarines and aircraft refurbishment, and now has caused the United States response. Currently, the U.S. Navy is through its own expansion, should the expansion of the Chinese navy. (Spring)

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