China launches first simulated cross-border air strike as part of Central Asian drill

[Gerald]

BEIJING (AP) — China has launched its first-ever cross-border simulated air strike as part of joint drills with Russia, Kazakhstan and other Central Asian States, state media reported Tuesday.

Six Chinese planes, including four bombers and two fighter jets, crossed from China into Kazakhstan as part of the mock mission, Xinhua News Agency said.

The exercise also included support from early warning aircraft and in-flight refueling, showcasing China's efforts to build a credible air deterrent able to strike over long distances, Xinhua said.

The mission was part of increasingly sophisticated annual regional security drills that this year include 5,000 troops from China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan. The reports did not say when the mission was carried out.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/09/21/china-launches-simulated-cross-border-air-strike-central-asian-drills/





Note:Published September 21, 2010

[TLAM Strike]

PLAAF planning on striking targets in Central Asia I see... Maybe a certain nuclear reactor. :hmmm:

[Gerald]

TLAM Strike, How do you think this could be interpreted to show is pure West and other undesirable nations as China does not like, their air defenses and military forces are very well documented

[TLAM Strike]

TLAM Strike, How do you think this could be interpreted to show is pure West and other undesirable nations as China does not like, their air defenses and military forces are very well documented

Actually I was thinking that this could be a exercise for a strike on Iran's nuc facilities. Kazakhstan has similar terrain.

The PRC just ran its scare the west drills at sea. Nothing much the west cares about defending in Central Asia.

[Gerald]

If they could "hit" to against some of their facilities, so there are a number of countries that may see it with joy

[TLAM Strike]

If they could "hit" to against some of their facilities, so there are a number of countries that may see it with joy

China has problems with Islamic Radicals too out in Xinjang (NW of the Country). I doubt they want any of them getting some fissile material from Iran.

[Gerald]

Yes, that's entirely true

[Bubblehead1980]

Man it is a ashame we allowed investment in China, they are going to be a real pain this century, we should have done our best to keep them contained and a backwoods joke.A future generation of Americans will prob pay the price in blood one day, sadly. :damn:

[Gerald]

Will probably be a future scenario, unfortunately, and therefore the strategy must be designed to prevent the situation that is directly threatening

[TLAM Strike]

Man it is a ashame we allowed investment in China, they are going to be a real pain this century, we should have done our best to keep them contained and a backwoods joke.A future generation of Americans will prob pay the price in blood one day, sadly. :damn:

Blame Japan. If it wasn't for them China would still be a bunch of feuding warlords with USN and RN gunboats patrolling the rivers. ;)

"What the hell happened?"

[Gerald]

To find an answer to what is tracked out, so time machine would be very good

[TLAM Strike]

To find an answer to what is tracked out, so time machine would be very good

That was a reference to the movie The Sand Pebbles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sand_Pebbles_%28film%29)

:03:

[Gerald]

Thanks, I remember when I saw the title content, several famous actors, in 1966 thought that it was somewhat later :yep:

[Zachstar]

Man it is a ashame we allowed investment in China, they are going to be a real pain this century, we should have done our best to keep them contained and a backwoods joke.A future generation of Americans will prob pay the price in blood one day, sadly. :damn:

Views like this are why many over there hate us.

Keep them contained? How would you like it if the rest of the world worked to keep us contained? Not very happy I bet...

You are beyond belief if you think even for one moment that china will ever "attack" Attacking your biggest customer is one of a dumbest ideas a country can ever act on. If china REALLY wanted to devestate us they could cut off exports for a time and reign in on debt. Such a move would DEVESTATE the economy of the US overnight. Because so many parts for the machines that run the country come from china.

[Bubblehead1980]

Views like this are why many over there hate us.

Keep them contained? How would you like it if the rest of the world worked to keep us contained? Not very happy I bet...

You are beyond belief if you think even for one moment that china will ever "attack" Attacking your biggest customer is one of a dumbest ideas a country can ever act on. If china REALLY wanted to devestate us they could cut off exports for a time and reign in on debt. Such a move would DEVESTATE the economy of the US overnight. Because so many parts for the machines that run the country come from china.


There is a conflict with them coming this century....may not go hot but we will certainly be in a cold war type situation.This won't happen anytime soon but as China grows and grows, they will be more and more ambitious esp in Asia and the the Pacific.

One day in the 90 years(less really) left in the century, they will be a real problem for us that could have been avoided had we contained them and made sure they remained a backwater joke.I personally do not care if they hate us.

I am aware how wrapped up China is with us and we need to move to producing things in America again.China depends on us to import things from them.However, China is building it's military and things such as a missle designed to sink a US super carrier, the centerpiece of our Navy.

So in the next century we will spend billions dealing with China as we did with USSR, perhaps proxy wars like Korea, Vietnam or Afghanistan in the 80's in which US men and women will die.

[Gerald]

Everything is just not about China, and they Asian neighbors, but some of the criticism has come forward and as we draw conclusion on that only one party's fault, and it is completely wrong, you have to put its own house first and plan then in all the different paths, one for how it is there are good opportunities to achieve balance in all of the advice as long as there is interest in a broad and straight communication

[Happy Times]

Its interesting that no one has started a thread about the growing tensions between China and Japan.
They are in a point that someone would loose face in backing down and neither is likely to be the one.

The absence of land border lowers the possibilty of naval clashes to happen.
This crisis could be the point that pushes Japan to join the armaments race in Asia, mainly building up naval and nuclear capability.

[Gerald]

A highly probable sentence that Japan is more or less had to build up the marine bit more stability to be followed

[Happy Times]

A highly probable sentence that Japan is more or less had to build up the marine bit more stability to be followed

What?

[Bilge_Rat]

Back to the OP, China has a major strategic interest in Central Asia: Oil.

Now that it is a net oil importer, China has been looking to obtain secure supply sources. The Middle East was wrapped up by the US a long time ago and China has been playing catch up.

Over the past several years, China has invested heavily In Kazakhstan to obtain access to its Oil resrves and the Caspian Oil reserves.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a9/Kazakh-China_Pipeline.PNG

Russia considers Central Asia its turf and sent a obvious message to the US with the 2008 Georgia war that outside interference would not be tolerated. However, so far Russia has not confronted China over its increasing influence in the region.

Some articles, if anyone is interested in the geopolitics of the region:

http://www.sras.org/geopolitics_of_oil_pipelines_in_central_asia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstan-China_oil_pipeline

I see this military exercise as a message by China of its increasing influence in the region.

[Skybird]

Actually I was thinking that this could be a exercise for a strike on Iran's nuc facilities. Kazakhstan has similar terrain.



China has made great investements to improve ties with oil-delivering Iran. They will not strike Iran and it's reactor(s). Not now and not in the forseeable future. In fact China is one of the greatest defenders of Iran against the West. They also love to see the West agonising over Iran. They will not help to give the West relief from that - it would be against their own national interest.

Cchina and a nuclear armed Iran go very well together. The alliance also is directed against India (and it'S need for oil), which seems to set to overtake china sooner or later (sounds strange, I know, but there are indices implying that).

[Gerald]

The biggest threat is not China, on paper it may appear that China and Iran are partners. But China must protect its own house first and white appropriate measures to prevent the West may be an advantage in that Region.But Bilge Rat quote so of course play the part in oil phase is a center of power