tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138994904411225576.post4675604723196208635..comments2023-12-29T00:08:21.051-08:00Comments on fear of a red planet: Whilst Britain temporarily abandon's fixed wing carriers, the PRC finally acknowledges that it is building oneGilman Grundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06607416440240634159noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138994904411225576.post-4450074292599527052011-06-09T19:25:59.990-07:002011-06-09T19:25:59.990-07:00"those who previously characterised aircraft ..."those who previously characterised aircraft carriers as exclusively the tool of 'imperialist' and 'hegemonic' nations"<br /><br />Not in China, right? Here the carrier has been part of patriotic discussions for I can't remember how long. To some people the carrier trumps everything else, including the Olympics. I've heard many arguments on why China didn't have its own carrier, including that its coastlines are too long (that was from a taxi driver), that the US is containing China or that "we're too backwards." The sole convincing argument I've heard is that having a carrier requires a whole ecosystem of lesser ships that China just might not have had in the past.<br /><br />To be honest, apart from Taiwan, I don't understand who would be threatened.Wukailongnoreply@blogger.com