By Greg Torode HONG KONG, July 7 (Reuters) - China's first aircraft carrier sailed into Hong Kong waters on Friday, its latest show of growing military might at a time of rising regional tension. Tourists and residents gathered to catch a glimpse of the massive carrier on its maiden visit to Hong Kong, part of celebrations marking 20 years since the handover of the … [Read more...]
China’s Growing Naval Might Confronts U.S. Supremacy in Asia
By David Tweed and Adrian Leung (Bloomberg) -- Ship by ship, port by port, China has over the past two decades been assembling one of the essential engines of global power: a modern navy capable of projecting force far from home. China’s “blue water” navy -- and how to respond to it -- will be on the minds of Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, U.S. Defense Secretary … [Read more...]
China Launches First Home-Built Aircraft Carrier
By Michael Martina BEIJING, April 26 (Reuters) - China launched its first domestically built aircraft carrier on Wednesday amid rising tension over North Korea and worries about Beijing's assertiveness in the South China Sea. State media has quoted military experts as saying the carrier, China's second and built in the northeastern port of Dalian, is not expected to … [Read more...]
Wary of Trump Unpredictability, China Ramps Up Naval Abilities
By Ben Blanchard and Michael Martina BEIJING, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The PLA Navy is likely to secure significant new funding in China's upcoming defense budget as Beijing seeks to check U.S. dominance of the high seas and step up its own projection of power around the globe. China's navy has been taking an increasingly prominent role in recent months, with a rising star … [Read more...]
Chinese Aircraft Carrier Enters South China Sea Amid Renewed Tension
By J.R. Wu TAIPEI, Dec 26 (Reuters) - A group of Chinese warships led by the country's sole aircraft carrier entered the top half of the South China Sea on Monday after passing south of Taiwan, the self-ruled island's Defence Ministry said of what China has termed a routine exercise. The move comes amid renewed tension over Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own, … [Read more...]
China’s Aircraft Carrier to Drill in Western Pacific
BEIJING, Dec 25 (Reuters) - China's first aircraft carrier will carry out drills in the Western Pacific, in what the navy called part of routine exercises, amid renewed tension over self-ruled Taiwan that Beijing claims as its own. The navy said in a statement late on Saturday the Liaoning, along with its accompanying fleet, would conduct "exercises far out at sea", without … [Read more...]
Listen: Is The Age Of Aircraft Carriers Over?
The United States 10 times as many aircraft carriers as any other country. So why don't more countries have more carriers? Maybe they aren't such a great idea, anymore. By Jason Fields (Reuters) The United States has more aircraft carriers than any other country - depending on how you define "aircraft carrier," it's 10 times as many. Russia, a major naval power with large … [Read more...]