Photo taken on Oct. 26, 2010 shows China's fastest ocean surveillance ship anchoring alone the shore in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province. The ship was fielded to the China Maritime Surveillance (CMS) system here on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua) PRC, Please Build Carriers -- DoD BUzz
It’s not often you hear an old Navy hand, especially one who is an expert on the People’s Republic of China, voice the hope that China will build carriers, lots of them. But National War College professor Bernard Cole said just that today at the Center for National Policy during a presentation about the Chinese navy.
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My Comment: I know that this article is said in a "tongue in cheek" manner, but I agree with professor Bernard Cole's observation that should the Chinese start to build a large replenishment fleet for its navy on the high seas .... that will be the day that we will know that the Chinese are serious in developing and building a blue water Navy.