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China Crashes To 1993 Levels; Chinese Economy: Investment; US-China; Space Economy - China Update (Original Post) TexasTowelie Feb 2024 OP
Interesting and I like the way the informative time intervals are given. efhmc Feb 2024 #1
I. Just watched a video about the new Chinese aircraft carriers. They look good but aren't really operational. captain queeg Feb 2024 #2

captain queeg

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2. I. Just watched a video about the new Chinese aircraft carriers. They look good but aren't really operational.
Mon Feb 19, 2024, 08:31 PM
Feb 2024

They tried jumping from being a regional sea power to having a true blue water fleet and haven’t really pulled it off. Having carrier operations across the globe is something the US makes look easy. It’s not. It’s extremely challenging and we have a hundred years experience with 100s of vessels. That’s provided a deep institutional knowledge for the US.

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