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Over the past week, a number of photos of China s third aircraft carrier have leaked out online.
The photos appear to show a ship that is very different from the first two Chinese carriers. It is not a US carrier, one expert said, but it s still a huge step for China.
China s third aircraft carrier, which is expected to be the country s first modern flattop, is starting to take shape at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, new images that have steadily been leaking out online appear to show.
Prior to 2012, China did not have any aircraft carriers, but over the years, it has managed to develop a modest carrier capability.
no better friend, no worse enemy.
The U.S. Navy has a diplomatic problem. It’s a problem that stems from the most mundane of failings: neglect of vessels’ outward appearance. The amphibious assault ships USS
Boxer and
Fort McHenry put into the seaport of Kiel, Germany not long ago in a disreputable state. Rust streaked their sides for all to see. The destroyer USS
Gravely, one of America’s frontline Aegis surface combatants, operated alongside allied ships in a likewise parlous condition.
U.S. Marines have a slogan:
no better friend, no worse enemy. Slovenly appearances imply to influential audiences that the U.S. Navy is neither a friend worth courting nor a foe worth fearing. After all, navies that skimp on the basics in peacetime seldom triumph in wartime.
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