Japanese media: China's top leaders probably in April announces the plan to build aircraft carrier

Japanese media: China's top leaders probably in April announces the plan to build aircraft carrier

"China's aircraft carrier" in these two days once again become popular on the Japanese media vocabulary. According to Kyodo News reported on the 21st, the Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie on the 20th in Beijing, met with the visiting of Japan's defense that the great powers, only China has no aircraft carriers, China should not never have a carrier. This stance by the Japanese media quickly interpreted as "Chinese Defense Summit will be the first time made it clear that the construction of aircraft carrier." Some media also made no secret of the Chinese aircraft carrier to express concerns, saying it would undermine the security situation in Asia. In this regard, Chinese experts have said that Japan has been the development of China's military is too sensitive, Sino-Japanese relations will not be because the Chinese have a fundamental change in carrier.
According to Kyodo, Liang guanglie and Hamada talked about the Somali pirates and the Chinese defense budget and other issues. When asked about the possibility of the owner when the aircraft carrier, Liang said that China is a vast sea, a heavy responsibility to defend the sea, China's current naval power is weak, there is need for the development of aircraft carriers. Kyodo said China's defense This is the first time made it clear that the summit will build aircraft carriers, Hamada Japanese side did not convey this concern.
"Chinese Defense Summit clearly want to build an aircraft carrier," the news caused great concern to the Japanese media. "Yomiuri Shimbun" to "Chinese Defense Minister to express a strong desire to have the aircraft carrier" was reported. "Tokyo Shimbun" reported that the title is also emphasized that "the Chinese clearly want to build an aircraft carrier." "Japanese Economic News" is also quick to follow up on website, saying This is the first time the Chinese Government to speak the way the Government's intention to show that the construction of aircraft carrier. The report also speculation China's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier should not be, and is likely to be ordinary diesel-powered aircraft carrier, saying how the construction of aircraft carrier technology, and cultivate the pilot will be the construction of an aircraft carrier when the Chinese are facing an important issue.
"Asahi Shimbun" in the 22 reports were more detailed speculation, saying China's supreme leader is likely to announce next month plans to build an aircraft carrier. Reported that April 23 is the 60th anniversary of the army the Chinese Navy will be held in Qingdao, a large military parade ceremony at sea, according to Chinese military sources, the United States, Britain, India and South Korea will send warships to the congratulations. However, taking into account China's anti-Japanese sentiment, the Chinese side were not invited to take part in the Japanese ships, only high-ranking officials to attend the invitation of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces military parade. The event will be the Chinese navy's biggest ever celebration of Chinese leaders announced at the parade on the construction of aircraft carrier "a great possibility."
In addition to a variety of speculation, and some media reports also focus on "China threat" theory, saying that the construction of Chinese aircraft carrier, it will break the military balance in the region and called on Japan to take active measures to deal with. "Yomiuri Shimbun" published an editorial on the 22nd, the Chinese army's rapid modernization and to the Navy as the center of the expanding scope of activities that could undermine security and stability in Asia. If China sincerely hope that the elimination of "China threat" theory, it must actively open the specific content of military equipment, such as the number and deployment plan, Japan must continue to urge China to enhance military transparency. The article also said, "In view of the medium and long term China will move toward becoming a military power," Japan should strengthen the Japan-US alliance, based on the build with the Southeast Asian countries to strengthen strategic cooperation between. Kyodo News also reported that the Chinese in January this year at the National Defense White Paper published in clear ocean enhance combat capability of the approach, showing that enhanced the combat effectiveness of the explicit intent of the Navy, which are bound to cause around the country "China threat" theory of high .
Tsinghua University, expert Liu Jiangyong Japan on the 22nd at the "Global Times" reporter said in an interview that after the Cold War, Japan has been put China and North Korea as a threat to their own, plus there is historical grievances between the two countries, as well as the East China Sea territorial disputes and other issues , Japan on China's military development has been very sensitive, and even can be said to be the most sensitive country. Therefore, the Chinese military in Japan are very concerned about every move. Now proposed the construction of a Chinese aircraft carrier, Japan naturally worried about public opinion. In addition, Japan is also in this way enhance the sea for their own defense forces prepare public opinion to do.
Liu Jiangyong said, building an aircraft carrier, China has the necessary, but also have the ability. In order to defend the Chinese coastal areas and territorial seas, the other with the economic globalization, China's overseas trade and energy transportation around the world, in order to defend the safety of Chinese ships, aircraft construction, improve maritime forces are a powerful Chinese after the inevitable choice. The relationship between China and Japan would not because China has been formed against the carrier, the two defense departments should strengthen communication and exchanges to avoid a strategic misjudgment and misunderstanding.

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