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Event: China will have a fixed-wing aircraft carrier operational by the end of 2008
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SimpleOldJarHead       1/9/2008 6:45:47 PM
Even the most optimistic estimates say 2010... 
 
And they might as well paint a great big bullseye on the flight deck. I would guess its life expectancy in a conflict with the US or one of our allies would be about 15 seconds.
 
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Softwar       1/25/2008 3:16:37 PM
It will take at least a decade for the PLAN to deploy an operational carrier.  The Viagra will become a floating hotel or theme park.  Even then - the PLAN is likely to toast its own warship with a single bad landing or handling incident.
 
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