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Thank You for Joining us, please introduce yourself here:
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The People Liberation army is thé most inspiring army. They are really ambitious and innovative.
They have three models for light tank.
https://world-defense.com/threads/a-1-2-10-ztd-05-amphibious-tank.4407/
https://world-defense.com/threads/a-1-2-11-type63-a-amphibious-tank.4408/
https://world-defense.com/threads/a-1-2-12-st-2-norinco.4409/
They have three models for light tank.
https://world-defense.com/threads/a-1-2-10-ztd-05-amphibious-tank.4407/
https://world-defense.com/threads/a-1-2-11-type63-a-amphibious-tank.4408/
https://world-defense.com/threads/a-1-2-12-st-2-norinco.4409/
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The Type 055 Class destroyers are China's largest warship and 1st type-class capable of land attack missions. built as a Guided Missile destroyer Class , it will take other warfare capability like air defense, ABM Defense, ASW and anti-ship warfare. The Type 055 will also be used in future Carrier Battle Groups for the PLAN. The first 2 are being built by Jiangnan shipyard and the other 2 built by Dalian Shipyard. PLAN plans to have 8 in service in the future. The first Type 055 will be given the name Nanchang. In future HQ-19 will replace the HHQ-9 in BMD for the Type 055.
Armament: 1 H/PJ-38 130mm Naval Gun, 1 H/PJ 11 CIWS, 24 HQ-10 SRSAMs, 112 VLS for: HHQ-9B SAM/ABM, HQ-26 ABM, YJ-18 Cruise missiles, CJ-10 Cruise Missiles, YJ-18A Anti-ship cruise missiles, YJ-100 Cruise Missiles and CY-5 ASW Missiles.
Aircraft carried: 2 Z-9
Armament: 1 H/PJ-38 130mm Naval Gun, 1 H/PJ 11 CIWS, 24 HQ-10 SRSAMs, 112 VLS for: HHQ-9B SAM/ABM, HQ-26 ABM, YJ-18 Cruise missiles, CJ-10 Cruise Missiles, YJ-18A Anti-ship cruise missiles, YJ-100 Cruise Missiles and CY-5 ASW Missiles.
Aircraft carried: 2 Z-9
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Liaoning Battle Carrier Group. As of now the Liaoning Battle Carrier Group consists of the Liaoning carrier, 4 Type 052D Destroyers, 2 Type 052 Destroyers, 1 Type 051B Destroyer, 2 Type 054A frigates and 2 Type 039 Submarines.
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first PLAAF SU-35. PLAAF will have 24 SU-35s in future. SU-35 will also help PLAAF in South China Sea.
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China’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile expected to be deployed next year
By Sun Wenyu,
November 28, 2017
China’s intercontinental ballistic missile DF-41 is expected to be deployed in early 2018, said military expert Yang Chengjun on a TV program broadcasted on China Central Television (CCTV) on Nov. 26.
According to military experts, no failure has occurred during the test launches of DF-41, and the success rates of the US and Russia are around 90% and 85%, respectively.
“DF-41 is 4th-generation and China’s latest strategic missile,” said Yang, adding that the reliable missile is quick, mobile, and precise.
Public data shows that DF-41 is a rival of the 6th-generation missiles of some developed countries, such as the American LGM-30 Minuteman and the Russian RT-2PM2.
The Chinese missile even has an edge with regard to some technologies.
The DF-41 has a range of 12,000 kilometers and a deviation of some one hundred meters. It can carry six to 10 multiple maneuverable warheads, which makes it difficult to be intercepted.
The missile is 16.5 meters in length with a diameter of 2.78 meters. It can be launched from road- and rail-mobile launcher platforms, as well as silo-based launchers.
“The missile can hit every corner of the earth, allowing China to counter a nuclear strike on the country,” Yang noted.
http://en.people.cn/n3/2017/1128/c90000-9297997.html
By Sun Wenyu,
November 28, 2017
China’s intercontinental ballistic missile DF-41 is expected to be deployed in early 2018, said military expert Yang Chengjun on a TV program broadcasted on China Central Television (CCTV) on Nov. 26.
According to military experts, no failure has occurred during the test launches of DF-41, and the success rates of the US and Russia are around 90% and 85%, respectively.
“DF-41 is 4th-generation and China’s latest strategic missile,” said Yang, adding that the reliable missile is quick, mobile, and precise.
Public data shows that DF-41 is a rival of the 6th-generation missiles of some developed countries, such as the American LGM-30 Minuteman and the Russian RT-2PM2.
The Chinese missile even has an edge with regard to some technologies.
The DF-41 has a range of 12,000 kilometers and a deviation of some one hundred meters. It can carry six to 10 multiple maneuverable warheads, which makes it difficult to be intercepted.
The missile is 16.5 meters in length with a diameter of 2.78 meters. It can be launched from road- and rail-mobile launcher platforms, as well as silo-based launchers.
“The missile can hit every corner of the earth, allowing China to counter a nuclear strike on the country,” Yang noted.
http://en.people.cn/n3/2017/1128/c90000-9297997.html
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Chia missiles are a big threat to the US defense system. I doubt the capability of the PAC and the THAAD to intercept the DF class.
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China hopes cold war nuclear energy tech will power warships, drones
Tuesday, 05 December, 2017
China is to spend 22 billion yuan (US$3.3 billion) trying to perfect a form of technology largely discarded in the cold war which could produce a safer but more powerful form of nuclear energy.
The cash is to develop two “molten salt” reactors in the Gobi Desert in northern China.
Researchers hope that if they can solve a number of technical problems the reactors will lead to a range of applications, including nuclear-powered warships and drones.
The technology, in theory, can create more heat and power than existing forms of nuclear reactors that use uranium, while producing only one thousandth of the radioactive waste.
It also has the advantage for China of using thorium as its main fuel. China has some of the world’s largest reserves of the metal.
China is not alone in trying to revive the technology because of the potential benefits. Companies in the United States are working in the field, while Japan, Russia and
France have all expressed renewed interest in the technology.
The Chinese project has been funded by the central government and the two reactors are to be built at Wuwei in Gansu province, according to a statement on the website of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The lead scientist on the project is Jiang Mianheng – the son of the former Chinese president Jiang Zemin – and it is hoped the reactors will be up and running by 2020.
The US air force built a 2.5-megawatt molten salt reactor in the 1950s as part of a programme to develop nuclear-powered aircraft engines.
The reactors use molten salt rather than water as a coolant, allowing them to create temperatures of over 800 degrees Celsius, nearly three times the heat produced by a commercial nuclear plant fuelled with uranium. The superhot air had the potential to drive turbines and jet engines and in theory keep a bomber flying at supersonic speed for days.
The US project was shelved in the 1970s. Problems were encountered trying to reduce the size and weight of the reactor, and there were public concerns over the safety of the technology when placed in an aircraft.
Another problem was the erosion to pipes and the reactor chamber caused by the hot salt used in the fission process.
Yan Long, a researcher involved in the Chinese project at the Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, said the Gansu facility might eventually help China develop a thorium-powered warship or aircraft.
He said it was now possible to build a very small molten salt reactor and that after years of research and government funding, scientists had developed special alloy and coating materials to prevent chemical corrosion.
The reactors in Gansu were designed to demonstrate the feasibility of the technology, he said.
The research facility in Gansu will be built by a lake with high salt levels, according to the project blueprints.
Both reactors will be underground and the heat they generate will reach 12 megawatts. The heat will be channelled to a power generation plant, several factories and a desalination plant by the lake to produce electricity, hydrogen, industrial chemicals, drinking water and minerals.
After the experiment, China may move on to commercial or military use of the technology on a larger scale, Yan said.
“We are now developing new materials for warships. The materials must come with relatively low cost for mass production and they must be compact and light, otherwise the reactor won’t fit in a ship,” he said.
Chen Fu, a thermal physicist at the Harbin Institute of Technology involved in the development of new power generation systems for China’s navy, said the heat generated by a thorium molten salt reactor could be perfect to help generate power on a warship.
“It should be able to generate enough electricity for propulsion and electric equipment on an aircraft carrier,” he said.
Chen said the higher the temperature, the higher the power generation efficiency – a thorium-powered carrier could operate faster and longer than existing carriers using uranium as fuel.
“But the ship will need a very different structure to accommodate the new power source. It will be a difficult and tricky job because the rest of the ship must be strengthened to handle the increased power,” he said.
A military drone researcher in Beijing said a molten salt reactor could be used on a new generation of large, endurance drones operating at very high altitudes because it could be made very small and its operation did not require water.
“These drones would stay aloft over the oceans such as the Pacific. They would serve as a platform for surveillance, communication or weapon delivery to deter nuclear and other threats from hostile countries,” said the researcher, who asked not to be named.
“A nuclear-powered drone may be technically more feasible than manned aircraft because it does not require building a cockpit with lead to protect the human crew from radiation. It will also have more public acceptance. If an accident happens, it crashes into the sea,” the person said.
Yan said, however, that the aircraft research project still faced many challenges. To mount a reactor on an aircraft would require ultralight, super-strong materials which were still under development in the laboratory.
“This is where the Americans have failed,” he said.
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/soci...d-war-nuclear-energy-tech-will-power-warships
Tuesday, 05 December, 2017
China is to spend 22 billion yuan (US$3.3 billion) trying to perfect a form of technology largely discarded in the cold war which could produce a safer but more powerful form of nuclear energy.
The cash is to develop two “molten salt” reactors in the Gobi Desert in northern China.
Researchers hope that if they can solve a number of technical problems the reactors will lead to a range of applications, including nuclear-powered warships and drones.
The technology, in theory, can create more heat and power than existing forms of nuclear reactors that use uranium, while producing only one thousandth of the radioactive waste.
It also has the advantage for China of using thorium as its main fuel. China has some of the world’s largest reserves of the metal.
China is not alone in trying to revive the technology because of the potential benefits. Companies in the United States are working in the field, while Japan, Russia and
France have all expressed renewed interest in the technology.
The Chinese project has been funded by the central government and the two reactors are to be built at Wuwei in Gansu province, according to a statement on the website of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The lead scientist on the project is Jiang Mianheng – the son of the former Chinese president Jiang Zemin – and it is hoped the reactors will be up and running by 2020.
The US air force built a 2.5-megawatt molten salt reactor in the 1950s as part of a programme to develop nuclear-powered aircraft engines.
The reactors use molten salt rather than water as a coolant, allowing them to create temperatures of over 800 degrees Celsius, nearly three times the heat produced by a commercial nuclear plant fuelled with uranium. The superhot air had the potential to drive turbines and jet engines and in theory keep a bomber flying at supersonic speed for days.
The US project was shelved in the 1970s. Problems were encountered trying to reduce the size and weight of the reactor, and there were public concerns over the safety of the technology when placed in an aircraft.
Another problem was the erosion to pipes and the reactor chamber caused by the hot salt used in the fission process.
Yan Long, a researcher involved in the Chinese project at the Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, said the Gansu facility might eventually help China develop a thorium-powered warship or aircraft.
He said it was now possible to build a very small molten salt reactor and that after years of research and government funding, scientists had developed special alloy and coating materials to prevent chemical corrosion.
The reactors in Gansu were designed to demonstrate the feasibility of the technology, he said.
The research facility in Gansu will be built by a lake with high salt levels, according to the project blueprints.
Both reactors will be underground and the heat they generate will reach 12 megawatts. The heat will be channelled to a power generation plant, several factories and a desalination plant by the lake to produce electricity, hydrogen, industrial chemicals, drinking water and minerals.
After the experiment, China may move on to commercial or military use of the technology on a larger scale, Yan said.
“We are now developing new materials for warships. The materials must come with relatively low cost for mass production and they must be compact and light, otherwise the reactor won’t fit in a ship,” he said.
Chen Fu, a thermal physicist at the Harbin Institute of Technology involved in the development of new power generation systems for China’s navy, said the heat generated by a thorium molten salt reactor could be perfect to help generate power on a warship.
“It should be able to generate enough electricity for propulsion and electric equipment on an aircraft carrier,” he said.
Chen said the higher the temperature, the higher the power generation efficiency – a thorium-powered carrier could operate faster and longer than existing carriers using uranium as fuel.
“But the ship will need a very different structure to accommodate the new power source. It will be a difficult and tricky job because the rest of the ship must be strengthened to handle the increased power,” he said.
A military drone researcher in Beijing said a molten salt reactor could be used on a new generation of large, endurance drones operating at very high altitudes because it could be made very small and its operation did not require water.
“These drones would stay aloft over the oceans such as the Pacific. They would serve as a platform for surveillance, communication or weapon delivery to deter nuclear and other threats from hostile countries,” said the researcher, who asked not to be named.
“A nuclear-powered drone may be technically more feasible than manned aircraft because it does not require building a cockpit with lead to protect the human crew from radiation. It will also have more public acceptance. If an accident happens, it crashes into the sea,” the person said.
Yan said, however, that the aircraft research project still faced many challenges. To mount a reactor on an aircraft would require ultralight, super-strong materials which were still under development in the laboratory.
“This is where the Americans have failed,” he said.
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/soci...d-war-nuclear-energy-tech-will-power-warships
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China's air force drills warn U.S., South Korea
By Elizabeth Shim | Dec. 5, 2017
China may have recently conducted air force drills to send a message to the United States and South Korea, while flying near the peninsula to collect military intelligence.
Chinese air force spokesman Shen Jinke said Monday the exercises involved aircraft traveling along "routes and areas it has never flown before," the South China Morning Post reported Tuesday.
The Chinese spokesman did not provide details on dates, but the announcement came the same day Washington and Seoul launched their biggest joint air force exercise.
Reconnaissance planes, fighter jets, an early warning and control aircraft, were included in the exercise, according to Beijing.
Li Jie, a Chinese military expert based in Beijing, said the announcement was targeting the United States and South Korea.
"The timing of this high-profile announcement by the PLA is also a warning to Washington and Seoul not to provoke Pyongyang any further," he said.
Song Zhongping, an independent commentator for Hong Kong-based Phoenix Satellite Television, said China may have flown over China's air defense identification zone, or ADIZ, in the East China Sea.
Those areas overlap with Japanese and South Korean airspace.
Surveillance equipment may have also been used to collect data on military deployments on the Korean peninsula, Song added.
The United States and South Korea deployed THAAD, a U.S. missile defense system, that is strongly opposed in Beijing.
China claims missile defense can be used to track movements within its borders.
U.S. Forces in Japan may be preparing future provocations with navy patrols.
South Korean newspaper Seoul Shinmun reported Tuesday from Yokosuka naval base the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan was north of the Philippines, on a patrol mission.
The U.S. crew at the base are ready at all times to respond to crisis on the peninsula, according to the report.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-...ills-warn-US-South-Korea/6101512482813/?nll=1
By Elizabeth Shim | Dec. 5, 2017
China may have recently conducted air force drills to send a message to the United States and South Korea, while flying near the peninsula to collect military intelligence.
Chinese air force spokesman Shen Jinke said Monday the exercises involved aircraft traveling along "routes and areas it has never flown before," the South China Morning Post reported Tuesday.
The Chinese spokesman did not provide details on dates, but the announcement came the same day Washington and Seoul launched their biggest joint air force exercise.
Reconnaissance planes, fighter jets, an early warning and control aircraft, were included in the exercise, according to Beijing.
Li Jie, a Chinese military expert based in Beijing, said the announcement was targeting the United States and South Korea.
"The timing of this high-profile announcement by the PLA is also a warning to Washington and Seoul not to provoke Pyongyang any further," he said.
Song Zhongping, an independent commentator for Hong Kong-based Phoenix Satellite Television, said China may have flown over China's air defense identification zone, or ADIZ, in the East China Sea.
Those areas overlap with Japanese and South Korean airspace.
Surveillance equipment may have also been used to collect data on military deployments on the Korean peninsula, Song added.
The United States and South Korea deployed THAAD, a U.S. missile defense system, that is strongly opposed in Beijing.
China claims missile defense can be used to track movements within its borders.
U.S. Forces in Japan may be preparing future provocations with navy patrols.
South Korean newspaper Seoul Shinmun reported Tuesday from Yokosuka naval base the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan was north of the Philippines, on a patrol mission.
The U.S. crew at the base are ready at all times to respond to crisis on the peninsula, according to the report.
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South Korea is taking it from everywhere, China and North Korea or the dispute with Japan.
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New informations of Chinese 13.000 ton "cruiser" comparable to Ticonderoga class : Credits to Knight of Ren
http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...-is-a-reality-check-for-the-us-and-its-allies
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China warns Australia after naval drill in South China Sea
By Elizabeth Shim | Dec. 15, 2017
Australia’s navy is being rebuked by China following a large-scale drill in the South China Sea. File Photo by Francis R. Malasig/EPA-EFE
- China issued a warning to Australia after Australian troops staged a large-scale naval exercise in the South China Sea.
The advisory from Beijing comes at a time when China is making swift progress on fortifying its military base in the disputed Spratly and Paracel Islands, according to the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Taiwanese daily China Times reported Friday Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy commander Shen Jinlong met with Australian Vice Admiral Tim Barrett, and told Barrett the drills were not in line with promoting peace and stability in the region.
China's admonishment of the Australian navy comes as a year of heightened tensions draws to a close, owing to perceptions in Australia Beijing is buying influence among politicians in Canberra.
According to Chinese state tabloid Global Times, Shen specifically said the presence of 1,200 Australian servicemen aboard six naval vessels during a drill in September 2017 had stoked concerns in Beijing.
China, meanwhile, has not stopped building sophisticated military facilities on reclaimed islands in the South China Sea,
According to AMTI, China has enjoyed a "constructive year" in base building, as the United States has taken a less critical approach to Beijing's activities in the maritime region in 2017.
There are now "permanent facilities" across the islands, "ranging from underground storage areas and administrative buildings to large radar and sensor arrays," according to CSIS.
Fiery Cross Reef in the Spratlys witnessed the most significant development, with construction taking place across 27 acres of new land.
Underground storage for ammunition, hangars and missile shelters were also built on neighboring Mischief Reef, the study says.
China has been building up its military near the Doklam plateau at the India border, according to Indian media.
In another area where the borders of India, China and Bhutan meet, Beijing has deployed troops in the Chumbi valley.
China wants to prepare for any contingencies on the Doklam plateau, according to analyst Rohan Mukherjee, the South China Morning Post reported.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-...drill-in-South-China-Sea/1651513355174/?nll=1
By Elizabeth Shim | Dec. 15, 2017
Australia’s navy is being rebuked by China following a large-scale drill in the South China Sea. File Photo by Francis R. Malasig/EPA-EFE
- China issued a warning to Australia after Australian troops staged a large-scale naval exercise in the South China Sea.
The advisory from Beijing comes at a time when China is making swift progress on fortifying its military base in the disputed Spratly and Paracel Islands, according to the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Taiwanese daily China Times reported Friday Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy commander Shen Jinlong met with Australian Vice Admiral Tim Barrett, and told Barrett the drills were not in line with promoting peace and stability in the region.
China's admonishment of the Australian navy comes as a year of heightened tensions draws to a close, owing to perceptions in Australia Beijing is buying influence among politicians in Canberra.
According to Chinese state tabloid Global Times, Shen specifically said the presence of 1,200 Australian servicemen aboard six naval vessels during a drill in September 2017 had stoked concerns in Beijing.
China, meanwhile, has not stopped building sophisticated military facilities on reclaimed islands in the South China Sea,
According to AMTI, China has enjoyed a "constructive year" in base building, as the United States has taken a less critical approach to Beijing's activities in the maritime region in 2017.
There are now "permanent facilities" across the islands, "ranging from underground storage areas and administrative buildings to large radar and sensor arrays," according to CSIS.
Fiery Cross Reef in the Spratlys witnessed the most significant development, with construction taking place across 27 acres of new land.
Underground storage for ammunition, hangars and missile shelters were also built on neighboring Mischief Reef, the study says.
China has been building up its military near the Doklam plateau at the India border, according to Indian media.
In another area where the borders of India, China and Bhutan meet, Beijing has deployed troops in the Chumbi valley.
China wants to prepare for any contingencies on the Doklam plateau, according to analyst Rohan Mukherjee, the South China Morning Post reported.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-...drill-in-South-China-Sea/1651513355174/?nll=1
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China Accuses US of Meddling Over Potential US Navy Visits to Taiwan
December 14, 2017
China submitted an official protest with the United States Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law a measure that could result in U.S. naval warships visiting self-ruled Taiwan.
Trump signed into law Tuesday defense budget legislation that authorizes the possibility of mutual visits by naval ships between Taiwan and the U.S. Should any such visits occur, they would be the first since the U.S. severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan in 1979 and established relations with China.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang told reporters in Beijing that while sections of the law pertaining to Taiwan were not legally binding, they violate the "One China" policy and "constitute an interference in China's internal affairs."
Lu Kang added Beijing is opposed to any official exchanges, military contact or arms sales between the U.S. and Taiwan.
Tensions in the region escalated in recent days after a senior Chinese diplomat warned that Beijing would invade Taiwan if any U.S. warships visited Taiwan, which China claims as its territory.
Chinese warplanes carried out patrols around Taiwan on Tuesday, with Chinese state media showing images of bombers armed with cruise missiles.
Taiwan's presidential spokesman, Alex Huang, told reporters in Taiwan on Wednesday the defense ministry responded immediately to the patrols. Huang said Taiwan "can ensure there are no concerns at all about national security, and people can rest assured."
Taiwan's well-equipped military is armed with mostly U.S. weapons but has been pushing for more advanced weaponry in response to what it sees as a growing threat from China. The U.S. is obligated by law to provide Taiwan with the means to defend itself.
Relations between China and Taiwan have deteriorated since the leader of Taiwan's independence-leading Democratic Progressive Party, Tsai Ing-wen, won presidential elections in 2016.
China believes Tsai wants to declare formal independence, a move Beijing would vehemently oppose.
Taiwan separated from China in 1949 after the Chinese Civil War. While Taiwan considers itself a sovereign country, it has never formally declared independence.
Beijing maintains Taiwan is Chinese territory and has said it will be brought back under Chinese control.
https://www.voanews.com/a/china-acc...tential-us-navy-visits-to-taiwan/4163588.html
December 14, 2017
China submitted an official protest with the United States Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law a measure that could result in U.S. naval warships visiting self-ruled Taiwan.
Trump signed into law Tuesday defense budget legislation that authorizes the possibility of mutual visits by naval ships between Taiwan and the U.S. Should any such visits occur, they would be the first since the U.S. severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan in 1979 and established relations with China.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang told reporters in Beijing that while sections of the law pertaining to Taiwan were not legally binding, they violate the "One China" policy and "constitute an interference in China's internal affairs."
Lu Kang added Beijing is opposed to any official exchanges, military contact or arms sales between the U.S. and Taiwan.
Tensions in the region escalated in recent days after a senior Chinese diplomat warned that Beijing would invade Taiwan if any U.S. warships visited Taiwan, which China claims as its territory.
Chinese warplanes carried out patrols around Taiwan on Tuesday, with Chinese state media showing images of bombers armed with cruise missiles.
Taiwan's presidential spokesman, Alex Huang, told reporters in Taiwan on Wednesday the defense ministry responded immediately to the patrols. Huang said Taiwan "can ensure there are no concerns at all about national security, and people can rest assured."
Taiwan's well-equipped military is armed with mostly U.S. weapons but has been pushing for more advanced weaponry in response to what it sees as a growing threat from China. The U.S. is obligated by law to provide Taiwan with the means to defend itself.
Relations between China and Taiwan have deteriorated since the leader of Taiwan's independence-leading Democratic Progressive Party, Tsai Ing-wen, won presidential elections in 2016.
China believes Tsai wants to declare formal independence, a move Beijing would vehemently oppose.
Taiwan separated from China in 1949 after the Chinese Civil War. While Taiwan considers itself a sovereign country, it has never formally declared independence.
Beijing maintains Taiwan is Chinese territory and has said it will be brought back under Chinese control.
https://www.voanews.com/a/china-acc...tential-us-navy-visits-to-taiwan/4163588.html
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China's largest reconnaissance and strike drone CH-5 conducted live-fire drill.
Payload of 1,000 kg, a maximum takeoff weight of over 3 tons, a service ceiling of 9 km, an endurance of up to 60 hours and a range of 10,000 km.
The drone can carry 16 missiles at a single time. There were also plans to extend its range up to 20,000 km.
CH-5 Rainbow was similar in performance to the US MQ-9 Reaper and "may come in at less than half the price." Compared to the Garrett_TPE331 turboprop engine mounted on the Reaper, CH-5 is equipped with an unidentified turbo-charged piston engine, with less than half the horse power.
This choice limits the maximum altitude of the CH-5 to 9 km compared to the 12–15 km of the Reaper, but it also extends CH-5's endurance to 60 hours compared to 14 hour of the Reaper's. Future blocks of CH-5 will be able to stay in the air for up to 120 hours.