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China launches first aircraft carrier on maiden sea trial
BEIJING (Reuters) - China launched its first aircraft carrier for a maiden run on Wednesday, a step likely to boost patriotic pride at home and jitters abroad about Beijing's naval ambitions. (news.yahoo.com) さらに...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Funny enough, the US Government owes nearly 43% of its debt to you, the US Citizen - and institutions.
I was using the "all of our money"in the sense that many things we buy as individuals are made in China. The debt issue is not directly related to how much of our US dollars go to China. The 1 trillion we owe China is that they had so much of our US dollars to lend. The trade imbalance is more of the key indicator. One of the major items we sell of high value is Boeing airliners to China. Still the trade imbalance exists in favor of China.
Our debt at the present time is $14.3 Trillion. One trillion is owed to China, $850 Million is owed to Japan and $500 Million to Great Britain. Hardly "All of our money".
Well, China has all of our money so they are finding ways to spend it. I read an article in which the Chinese military has been campaigning for more money and, like we do, they have to have an "enemy" to justify the money. Between Taiwan and us, they do make arguments and they are expanding spending on there military. I think they are looking at buying another Russian incomplete aircraft carrier (where this one came from).
I am not sure that anyone outright said, "the Chinese are our enemy". Many of the comments here seem to be poking fun at the Chinese for their first attempt of having a carrier. There may be many reasons for poking fun at them, but i would rather take it seriously. When i said, "don't underestimate your enemy", i used it a bit loosely. What i was trying to drive home was, just because the carrier is a refurb and the Chinese don't have any experience with carrier operations, don't underestimate them and think that they can not match up to the best Naval forces around. As we have done so many times in the past, we think we are far superior just because we are a western society. of course, we have been learnt the reality the hard way. No, i would not consider the Chinese people an enemy either. The average, everyday Chinese person who is merely trying to get by and be happy, is no threat to me whatsoever. If anyone wants to concern themselves with anything, concern yourselves with the Chinese government and what intentions they may have. Asking a bunch of Graduate students if they think there may be war, is like asking the same question to the magic 8 ball. The ideology of the average Chinese person, is certainly not aligned with the ideology that is possesed by the military top brass or top government officials. When your closest would be enemies are Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Philippines - perhaps a few more... then a carrier is a big deterent. Therefore, many of these countries will think twice about staking absolute claim on the energy resources in the East China Sea. Having a carrier will further extend China's military capability in the sea and to other countries around them. Therefore, i would not brush this off as a minor acquisition by the Chinese Navy.
And guess what C. Wesley Grady, the 114 blillion that China spends gets them far more planes, far more vessels, far more rockets and far more everything than the U.S. gets for 6 times as much money. Why?. Very simple, the shipyards, aircraft and missile manufacturing plants, etc. in China are owned by the government so they don't have their own versions of the Lockheeds, Boeings, Grummans, General Dynamics, etc. who charge and overcharge and over-over-over-charge their Government for every toothpick they use after 500 dollar breakfasts, 5,000 dollar lunches and 50,000 dollar junkets to favorite spas and resorts for their congressmen, not to mention BILLION DOLLAR OVERRUNS in everything that they make. Scary, insn´t it.