Navy cadets march in formation past Tiananmen Square. Photo: ReutersFrom Brisbane Times:
AS China celebrated 60 years of communist rule with a parade of military hardware, a senior US commander expressed concern that it was shaping to challenge the US militarily.
The commander of the Seventh Fleet, Vice-Admiral John Bird, said in Sydney yesterday that China's naval capability "has grown much faster than any of our predictions''.
Of China's new capabilities, "many are intended to counter a navy such as the US Navy," with weapons systems "targeted to our carriers and larger ships."
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My Comment: Of course they have their sights on the U.S. Navy .... I know that I would.