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☆ China's aircraft carriers play 'theatrical' role but pose little threat yet
  + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Greg Torode Eduardo Baptista Tim Kelly | Greg Torode | Eduardo Baptista | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +10 min
Landing of aircraft at night and in bad weather, for instance - crucial to regular offshore carrier operations - remain far from routine, several of the attaches and analysts said. "Carrier operations are a very complicated game, and China's got to figure this out all by itself. A new plane, the KJ-600, designed to perform a similar role to the E-2C/D Hawkeye launched from U.S. carriers, is still in testing, according to the Pentagon's latest annual report on China's military. Several countries operate aircraft carriers but the U.S. remains the most dominant, running 11 carrier battlegroups with global reach. A September editorial published in a magazine run by a PLA weapons manufacturer, titled "Four great advantages the PLA has in attacking Taiwan", did not mention the role of Chinese carriers.
☆ Analysis: China's intensifying nuclear-armed submarine patrols add complexity for U.S., allies
  + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Greg Torode Eduardo Baptista | Greg Torode | Eduardo Baptista | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +8 min
The assessment of China's military said China's fleet of six Jin-class ballistic missile submarines were operating "near-continuous" patrols from Hainan Island into the South China Sea. Equipped with a new, longer-range ballistic missile, they can hit the continental United States, analysts say. Communications are crucial and complex for ballistic missile subs, which must remain hidden as part of their mission. The Chinese military has emphasised that the Central Military Commission, headed by President Xi Jinping, is the only nuclear command authority. Russia is thought to keep most of its 11 ballistic missile submarines largely in bastions off its Arctic coasts, while U.S., French and British boats roam more widely, three analysts said.
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