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Data Figure: China’s nuclear and conventional submarines, the Navy fleet at sea

According to the U.S.” National Public Radio “Web site reported on June 20, the military base at Stonecutters Island in Hong Kong, People’s Liberation Army soldiers dressed in camouflage forward sliding, and roared, with a dagger to stab action. When watching the show around the crowd, the voice of appreciation issued from time to time. This is an annual event open to the public, intended to pass to the public good.

U.S. media said the crew Yu Bin (phonetic) to help the people on board visiting ships to visit, he said: “We in Hong Kong to showcase its image a lot of work.” However, China’s military development is making its neighbors and the United States hand uneasy. China has repeatedly said that the PLA behind the U.S. military for decades. At the base to visit Lai Pau Mok said, “and the United States, the Chinese have a long way to go.” Like many Chinese people, he believes a strong military is necessary for the response to the United States, he said: “If our army strong enough, the war would not have happened; if our army is not strong enough, the war will come. “

in 1997, when Hong Kong after the handover, many residents of the People’s Liberation Army stationed in Hong Kong disturbed; But now The situation is entirely different. Another audience Mother – Lee’s face filled with pride, she said: “China has become more powerful, each of whom are all proud.”

U.S. media said, indeed, as Defense Secretary Robert – Robert Gates acknowledged publicly in January of this year, as Beijing’s new military equipment to U.S. intelligence by surprise. In order to more clearly demonstrate this point, Gates to visit China in Beijing, by a new stealth fighter F -20 first test flight. Now, China has almost completed the renovation of the first converted aircraft carrier, “is about to set sail.”

U.S. media said, “Chinese Defense Review,” Andrei Chang has been tracking the aircraft’s development, he said: “Kuznetsov are changing all the time, we find that they have installed most of the electronic warfare equipment, radar antenna. It seems that everything has been completed. “Andrei Chang that, because China is ready to build its own aircraft carrier, the carrier will be mainly used for training purposes. China’s aircraft carrier could eventually change the military balance, the threat to the U.S. power projection in the Pacific.

U.S. media said that China conducted a survey in May showed that the majority of Chinese people support the construction of aircraft carriers; of which 81.3% of respondents believe that the carrier will be “to enhance China’s military strength”; 50.9% of respondents said it would help deal with the U.S.. But Andrei Chang said carrier is China’s military equipment in the development of a. He said: “Compared with Russia and the United States, only China while building aircraft carriers, strategic ballistic missile submarines, stealth fighters and nuclear-powered attack submarines, global positioning satellite systems, which are each in the same time.”

U.S. media said, in addition to growing self-confidence, which also marked the “Low” end of an era. Beijing has unveiled a new self-confidence, open a military training, and in the East China Sea and South China Sea has taken a tougher stance. Regional tensions in the disputed South China Sea in the context of Beijing military exercises conducted at sea and landing exercise, and sent the largest ocean surveillance ship to patrol the South China Sea. Public sentiment seems to have hardened, although China has promised not to use force, but a public opinion survey: 82.9 percent of Chinese respondents said that China should use force to resolve the South China Sea disputes; some people believe that China’s military ambitions have long exist.

“Military Observer” magazine on the website of an officer’s interview, he denied the threat of China’s military buildup. He said: “We are too weak, not enough security in America in front of our home military exercises, the use of aircraft show of force, each person can feel a Chinese military threat to the United States, the United States of siege and military development of China’s biggest threat motivation. “Many people play down the Chinese armed forces,” China threat “theory, claiming that China is not ready for expansion.

U.S. media said retired Major General Xu Guangyu, said: “We want to ensure that the one thing that our interests are not undermined.” However, China is rapidly expanding interests, including more transport channel, the oil channels and a total of overseas Chinese citizens. He said: “The United States must accept the changing situation; As China becomes more powerful, we will demand in the sea, and on the territory of any conflict around the issue of our voices.” He believes that China’s security position is ” active defense “; Beijing does not intend to establish military bases overseas, replace the U.S.” international police “role. However, there are more hard-line Chinese voice; This debate louder and louder. “Global Times” recently published an editorial calling for China to establish military bases overseas. The article mentioned: “If the world needs China in the Asia Pacific region and the world to take on more responsibility, which will enable China to participate in international military cooperation, understanding the needs of China to establish military bases overseas, which will not only make the world safer, but also protection of trade routes from pirates and terrorists in our midst. worried about China’s military activities overseas to China and will only isolate the rest of the world. “Perhaps the hope to ease tension, high-ranking Chinese military band and representatives visited the United States. In public, talking about the content is all about friendship and cooperation; However, many people worry that the rapid development of China’s military modernization will issue another sound. (Sri Lanka years)

(edit: SN049)