Comments on: China Air Force Steps it Up http://the-diplomat.com/2010/07/01/china-air-force-steps-it-up/ Know The Diplomat, Know Asia Thu, 24 May 2012 01:55:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-alpha By: ronny http://the-diplomat.com/2010/07/01/china-air-force-steps-it-up/comment-page-3/#comment-29208 ronny Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:50:56 +0000 http://the-diplomat.com/?p=4966#comment-29208 Your site is fantastic, this is just what i was looking for! best, ron, Your site is fantastic, this is just what i was looking for!
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]]> By: Typhoon http://the-diplomat.com/2010/07/01/china-air-force-steps-it-up/comment-page-3/#comment-22878 Typhoon Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:49:35 +0000 http://the-diplomat.com/?p=4966#comment-22878 @James, I totally agree with you. China has the Ace on hand. I have already dump all my US dollars fixed deposit and put my savings in Yuan. @Jun Soyar, Too bad. You refused to believe this will happen when China and US relation get worst. @James,

I totally agree with you. China has the Ace on hand.
I have already dump all my US dollars fixed deposit and put my savings in Yuan.

@Jun Soyar,

Too bad. You refused to believe this will happen when China and US relation get worst.

]]> By: ari http://the-diplomat.com/2010/07/01/china-air-force-steps-it-up/comment-page-3/#comment-22716 ari Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:44:07 +0000 http://the-diplomat.com/?p=4966#comment-22716 Reading al those American cowboys' comments reminds me of fascist Nazis boasting about choking off Britain and Russia sea supply routes. These warlike Americans seeking and hoping for a confrontation at China's doors brings to question the mentality and intentions of Washington. Mother Teresa these Washingtonites aren't. Reading al those American cowboys’ comments reminds me of fascist Nazis boasting about choking off Britain and Russia sea supply routes. These warlike Americans seeking and hoping for a confrontation at China’s doors brings to question the mentality and intentions of Washington. Mother Teresa these Washingtonites aren’t.

]]> By: Herb O'Fallon http://the-diplomat.com/2010/07/01/china-air-force-steps-it-up/comment-page-3/#comment-21914 Herb O'Fallon Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:18:31 +0000 http://the-diplomat.com/?p=4966#comment-21914 The Chinese can survive their economy going into a tailspin better than we can. They've had hard times before. China has been around a long time for a reason. They've made more progress economically, militarily, etc. in the past 30 years than any other country. Their people are together. American arrogance can only last so long. Because of Washington's stupidity in how it spends the taxpayers' money, the U.S. can't afford to do as much as it used to. It might be well for the U.S. to sit on the bench for a while. Think about things. The Chinese can survive their economy going into a tailspin better than we can. They’ve had hard times before. China has been around a long time for a reason. They’ve made more progress economically, militarily, etc. in the past 30 years than any other country. Their people are together. American arrogance can only last so long. Because of Washington’s stupidity in how it spends the taxpayers’ money, the U.S. can’t afford to do as much as it used to. It might be well for the U.S. to sit on the bench for a while. Think about things.

]]> By: mohammad amjad http://the-diplomat.com/2010/07/01/china-air-force-steps-it-up/comment-page-3/#comment-20560 mohammad amjad Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:19:58 +0000 http://the-diplomat.com/?p=4966#comment-20560 China has made great progress in the field of aviation,and in the construction of new airports.wishing good luck and lot of earning to workers in aviation industries. China has made great progress in the field of aviation,and in the construction of new airports.wishing good luck and lot of earning to workers in aviation industries.

]]> By: michael http://the-diplomat.com/2010/07/01/china-air-force-steps-it-up/comment-page-3/#comment-14439 michael Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:41:53 +0000 http://the-diplomat.com/?p=4966#comment-14439 the chinese successfully produced the INDIGENOUS WS-10 and WS-10A turbofan engines and implemented them on the j-11B fighters. they are also in the late stages of developing the WS-15, an engine with planned maximum thrust of 180kn, more than the AL-31Fs that currently equip su-27s by 50kns. please do some research before you publish your jingoist comments online. the chinese successfully produced the INDIGENOUS WS-10 and WS-10A turbofan engines and implemented them on the j-11B fighters. they are also in the late stages of developing the WS-15, an engine with planned maximum thrust of 180kn, more than the AL-31Fs that currently equip su-27s by 50kns. please do some research before you publish your jingoist comments online.

]]> By: jun soyar http://the-diplomat.com/2010/07/01/china-air-force-steps-it-up/comment-page-3/#comment-13436 jun soyar Sun, 26 Jun 2011 11:35:45 +0000 http://the-diplomat.com/?p=4966#comment-13436 i disagree with you brother. You better come up with something believable. i disagree with you brother. You better come up with something believable.

]]> By: RWu http://the-diplomat.com/2010/07/01/china-air-force-steps-it-up/comment-page-1/#comment-12600 RWu Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:17:21 +0000 http://the-diplomat.com/?p=4966#comment-12600 I think the Chinese leadership is smart enough to realize that China is a huge beneficiary from a strong US military presence in the Western Pacific. A strong US presence prevents Japan from re-militarize and starting a regional arms race. More importantly, China, as a country with vast economic interests all over the world, is a huge beneficiary from US military presence around the world, just like America was a huge beneficiary from British and French military presence around the world. If the look back at history, the worst strategic mistake the US ever made was during the Suez Crises, by taking the control of the Suez Canal away from the British and the French you basically take away their capability and desire to help policing the world, and as a result what was primary the British and the French's problems in the Middle East and SE Asia becomes primary America's problems. Does China wants to police the world (which is both costly and unpopular)? If not, who else can police the world? Russia no longer has the Soviet industrial/ economic base, Europe turned pacifist, India has to feed its people first... Therefore the trick for China is to build a military powerful enough that its core interests will be fully respected by the American, but not powerful enough that the rest of the world will expect China to solve the world's problems. The trick for the US is to expose/ exaggerate China's strength and to diplomatically force China to shoulder some of America's costly mistakes. I think the Chinese leadership is smart enough to realize that China is a huge beneficiary from a strong US military presence in the Western Pacific. A strong US presence prevents Japan from re-militarize and starting a regional arms race.

More importantly, China, as a country with vast economic interests all over the world, is a huge beneficiary from US military presence around the world, just like America was a huge beneficiary from British and French military presence around the world. If the look back at history, the worst strategic mistake the US ever made was during the Suez Crises, by taking the control of the Suez Canal away from the British and the French you basically take away their capability and desire to help policing the world, and as a result what was primary the British and the French’s problems in the Middle East and SE Asia becomes primary America’s problems.

Does China wants to police the world (which is both costly and unpopular)? If not, who else can police the world? Russia no longer has the Soviet industrial/ economic base, Europe turned pacifist, India has to feed its people first…

Therefore the trick for China is to build a military powerful enough that its core interests will be fully respected by the American, but not powerful enough that the rest of the world will expect China to solve the world’s problems. The trick for the US is to expose/ exaggerate China’s strength and to diplomatically force China to shoulder some of America’s costly mistakes.

]]> By: RWu http://the-diplomat.com/2010/07/01/china-air-force-steps-it-up/comment-page-1/#comment-12591 RWu Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:19:24 +0000 http://the-diplomat.com/?p=4966#comment-12591 Speaking of education, China is catching up fast and the US is tanking just as fast, if the trend continues within a generation an average Chinese will be as educated as an average American, and there are 4.5 Chinese for every American. In terms of political stability, China is just as stable as the US (if not more so), because the CPC is no longer Communist (its more like a Singaporean style one-party Democracy), and the Chinese people love it. According to surveys conducted by Washington based PEW Research Center, Chinese has higher (by a wide margin) level of satisfaction towards the way their country is governed than any other countries. And among Western academicians the consensus is that if there is a completely free and fair election tomorrow in China, the CPC will win by a land slide. Speaking of education, China is catching up fast and the US is tanking just as fast, if the trend continues within a generation an average Chinese will be as educated as an average American, and there are 4.5 Chinese for every American.

In terms of political stability, China is just as stable as the US (if not more so), because the CPC is no longer Communist (its more like a Singaporean style one-party Democracy), and the Chinese people love it. According to surveys conducted by Washington based PEW Research Center, Chinese has higher (by a wide margin) level of satisfaction towards the way their country is governed than any other countries. And among Western academicians the consensus is that if there is a completely free and fair election tomorrow in China, the CPC will win by a land slide.

]]> By: RWu http://the-diplomat.com/2010/07/01/china-air-force-steps-it-up/comment-page-2/#comment-12589 RWu Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:59:45 +0000 http://the-diplomat.com/?p=4966#comment-12589 Even the cheapest new fighter cost at least 100x as much as a fully loaded Audi A8, so when you think about it Audis and Mercedes are very cost effective way to keep the troops' morale high, not to mention stimulate the economy and reduce trade friction caused by massive Chinese trade surpluses. For the same reasons the PLA is known to operate hotels and massage parlors near PLA bases, and the PLA has long standing endorsement deals with various lifestyle companies (such as the 110 proof Maotai wine). In China, joining the PLA is considered such a nice career prospect that parents often pay tens of thousands of dollars in bribes to get their sons enlisted. Of course none of the Chinese soldiers have any battlefield experience since China hasn't entered a war in over 30 years but the sheer size (and rapidly increasing budget) of the PLA plus China's trade relationship with potential adversaries should discourage any kind of conflict. Even the cheapest new fighter cost at least 100x as much as a fully loaded Audi A8, so when you think about it Audis and Mercedes are very cost effective way to keep the troops’ morale high, not to mention stimulate the economy and reduce trade friction caused by massive Chinese trade surpluses.

For the same reasons the PLA is known to operate hotels and massage parlors near PLA bases, and the PLA has long standing endorsement deals with various lifestyle companies (such as the 110 proof Maotai wine).

In China, joining the PLA is considered such a nice career prospect that parents often pay tens of thousands of dollars in bribes to get their sons enlisted.

Of course none of the Chinese soldiers have any battlefield experience since China hasn’t entered a war in over 30 years but the sheer size (and rapidly increasing budget) of the PLA plus China’s trade relationship with potential adversaries should discourage any kind of conflict.

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