{"id":17075,"date":"2008-02-07T22:42:09","date_gmt":"2008-02-08T05:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2008\/02\/us-military-officials-wary-of-chinas-expanding-fleet-of-submarines\/"},"modified":"2008-02-07T22:42:09","modified_gmt":"2008-02-08T05:42:09","slug":"us-military-officials-wary-of-chinas-expanding-fleet-of-submarines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2008\/02\/us-military-officials-wary-of-chinas-expanding-fleet-of-submarines\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Military Officials Wary of China&#8217;s Expanding Fleet of Submarines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iht.com\/articles\/2008\/02\/07\/asia\/subs.php\">the International Herald Tribune<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>For a procession of senior U.S. military commanders who have visited China in recent years, the complaint has become almost routine.<\/p>\n<p>As part of a sustained military buildup, they say, China is investing heavily in so-called <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Area_denial_weapons\">area-denial weapons <\/a> without explaining why it needs them.<\/p>\n<p>The term area-denial weapons refers to a combination of armaments, technology and tactics that could be used to dominate a specific area or keep opposing forces at bay in a conflict. And one of the most formidable examples U.S. commanders identify is the Chinese Navy&#8217;s rapidly expanding fleet of nuclear and conventional submarines.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would say that the U.S. feels a strong threat from Chinese submarines,&#8221; said Andrei Chang, an expert on Chinese and Taiwan military forces and editor in chief of the magazine Kanwa Defence Review. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href='http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/duowei_2007_7_5_20_10_41_138_418.jpg' title='submarine'><img src='http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/duowei_2007_7_5_20_10_41_138_418.thumbnail.jpg' alt='submarine' \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[Image source: Duowei.com]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the International Herald Tribune: For a procession of senior U.S. military commanders who have visited China in recent years, the complaint has become almost routine. 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