The pdf report : future PLA navy and imapact on USN
 

the pdf report (77p) from the news on Subsim : China may gain upper hand over US Navy in five years.

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http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiw.../30/2003282302
Within five years, China's armed forces may be able to prevent the US from coming to Taiwan's aid against a military attack from China, a new US congressional report warns. Some expert observers, the report adds, feel that the Chinese military may already have such capabilities.

With current US naval capabilities, it could take two weeks or longer for the US to respond to a Chinese attack on Taiwan, lessening the chances that it could thwart China, the report says.

The strongest wins...amen!

Not necessary.... but the smartest always.

...and this has...what?..to do with Dangerous Waters topic??
:roll: :nope:

nothing so i erase the link.

MSgalileo my old friend...you've been around here longer than I...
..and that IS a very interesting story unfolding ...for sure..I just think we both can agree it should be posted in "General Topics"

and where has the PDF gone?

Only the article remains.

Mmm :hmm: mmm.

china may have the upper hand in numbers but it lacks two crutial things.

1) training and sea time thier warships rarely go to sea and when they do its not for long

2) the technology china in terms of millatery tech is 20 years behind the west

id bet one american ageis cruiser could take out 4 or 5 destroyers no problem

Here's the PDF:

http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/57462.pdf

sent it to a friend of mine too see what he has to say about it cheers