Battleships
Chinese admiral warns Beijing could sink two US aircraft carriers killing
10,000 sailors to win battle for South China Sea
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CHINESE naval chief warned his country's military might need to SINK two US
aircraft carriers to solve disputes over the South China Sea - risking 10,000
lives.
Rear
Admiral Lou Yuan - deputy head of the Chinese Academy of Military Sciences -
made his chilling threat while speaking at a top level military summit.
“What
the United States fears the most is taking casualties,” the notoriously
outspoken military expert declared.
He said
the loss of one super carrier would cost the US the lives of 5,000 service men
and women. Sinking two would double that toll.
“We’ll
see how frightened America is,” he then said, reports news.com.
He
bragged China’s new anti-ship ballistic and cruise missiles are more than
capable of taking out US carriers, despite them being at the center of a
"bubble" of defensive escorts.
His
threats came just ten days after experts warned a war between US and Chinese
forces in the South China Sea could break out in 2019.
Concerns
are mounting the two superpowers could become embroiled in a terrifying
conflict in the directly contested region which could kill thousands of people.
Malcolm
Davis, a senior analyst in defense strategy and capability at the Australian
Strategic Policy Institute in Canberra, told Sun Online: "Expect greater tension
in the South China Sea. China won’t back down – nor will the US.
"The
South China Sea will remain a key flash point between China and the US, who are
now engaged in an extended period of strategic competition."
In his
speech, Admiral lou said there were ‘five cornerstones of the United States’
open to exploitation: their military, their money, their talent, their voting
system - and their fear of adversaries.
He said
China should “use its strength to attack the enemy’s shortcomings. Attack
wherever the enemy is afraid of being hit. Wherever the enemy is weak …”
It’s not
the controversial commentator’s first aggressive outburst.
In
December he said: “If the US naval fleet dares to stop in Taiwan, it is time
for the People’s Liberation Army to deploy troops to promote national unity on
(invade) the island.
“Achieving
China’s complete unity is a necessary requirement. The achievement of the past
40 years of reform and opening-up has given us the capability and confidence to
safeguard our sovereignty.
"Those
who are trying to stir up trouble in the South China Sea and Taiwan should be
careful about their future.”
Observers
at the Council on Foreign Relations’ Centre for Preventive Action have ranked
the South China Sea as a hotspot as Beijing and Washington refuse to back down
over who controls the oil and gas rich region.
Read
more at THE SUN
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