Topic: China Mammoth Military
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Thu 06/02/16 01:28 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2016/06/01/mammoth-vessel-china-s-new-98000-ton-mega-ship.html?cmpid=NL_SciTech/


Guang Hua Kou (Cosco Heavy Transport).

Mammoth vessel: China’s new 98,000-ton mega ship

A new 98,000-ton heavy lift mega-ship, one of the largest vessels of its type in the world, represents a mammoth addition to China’s shipping industry.

Built for Cosco Heavy Transport, the semi-submersible Guang Hua Kou was launched April 28 at Guangzhou Shipyard.

A shipping line owned by the Chinese government, Cosco Heavy Transport specializes in handling heavy cargo. “The ‘Guang Hua Kou’ will be one of the largest vessels of its type when delivered end of this year,” explained the company, in a press release.

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Popular Science reports that the ship’s massive deck, which measures 693 feet by 223 feet, can submerge and then surface under large vessels such as damaged warships or oil rigs that need to be transported. The report notes that while the Guang Hua Kou is under civilian ownership, it is likely to be chartered by China’s military in peacetime or war.

Eric Wertheim, author of the Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, told FoxNews.com that the massive ship is part of China’s efforts to establish a world class navy and maritime force that is capable of operating world wide. "People often forget that a powerful navy is able to project power far from its home waters, and to do that forces need a logistics capability to sustain their fleet and operations," he explained, via email.

"The Guang Hua Kou is merely one example of the growing fleet of support ships that China has been building in recent years to operate alongside their fleet of powerful modern warships," added Wertheim. "In many ways it appears that the Chinese are attempting to mirror the capabilities found among the major maritime forces of the world, including the U.S."

The ship’s launch comes amid rising tensions between the U.S., China and other Southeast Asian nations claiming territory in the South China Sea. The U.S. Navy dispatched an aircraft carrier and five escort ships to the region in March.

In February China deployed fighter jets and surface-to-air missiles to Woody Island in the South China Sea, which is contested by Taiwan and Vietnam. China has also stoked tensions with the creation of artificial islands atop reefs in the Spratly chain of islands, hundreds of miles south of Woody Island.

In February U.S. Pacific Command Chief Adm. Harry Harris warned that China is militarizing the South China Sea.

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Thu 06/02/16 01:40 AM
Humm.. My one & only China militarizing thread, only one person (a veteran), seen what I was seeing, everyone else saw rainbows and unicorns... I guess.

The other China military threads, made by men, (veterans) were also treated as if it was over reacting..

Ugh. It is shame we don't have any REAL military commanders left... w/ this administration.

Okay.. Ya'll go back to asleep now & catch those rainbows & ride those unicorns.. While you still can.

I am breaking out the rice steamer & calling my relative who is fluent in Mandarin.

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Thu 06/02/16 01:53 AM
one can only hope that their Economy get downsized,before they will have the capability to project their Military power on a Global Scale!

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Thu 06/02/16 01:57 AM

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Thu 06/02/16 02:09 AM
Wicked on to meny levels..At the same time so breakbeats....:)))

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Thu 06/02/16 02:09 AM
Edited by Kathyzee on Thu 06/02/16 02:12 AM
Wicked on to meny levels..At the same time so breakbeats....:)))
oops did I do that??
Sry my bad :((:wink:

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Thu 06/02/16 02:56 AM
Cosco, should be a familiar name.

They manufacture infant car seats,
such as the crap sold at Walmart.


If one "follows the money",
Cosco was exposed, as being owned in it's
entirety, by the Chinese military complex.


Conrad_73's photo
Thu 06/02/16 03:13 AM

Cosco, should be a familiar name.

They manufacture infant car seats,
such as the crap sold at Walmart.


If one "follows the money",
Cosco was exposed, as being owned in it's
entirety, by the Chinese military complex.



Heck,most of China is owned by them through the Party!

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Thu 06/02/16 04:36 AM
bad ship.......i do like viking ships then the others......drinker the yamato shade....bigsmile

Kathyzee's photo
Thu 06/02/16 04:40 AM
Tomato, Tomato... What's the diff???

Kathyzee's photo
Thu 06/02/16 04:40 AM
Tomato, Tomato... What's the diff???

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Thu 06/02/16 04:42 AM

Tomato, Tomato... What's the diff???

yamato!!!nar the tomato.....you know it? the best shade never shows up again since that warship had sunk.......drinker

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Thu 06/02/16 04:48 AM


Cosco, should be a familiar name.

They manufacture infant car seats,
such as the crap sold at Walmart.


If one "follows the money",
Cosco was exposed, as being owned in it's
entirety, by the Chinese military complex.



Heck,most of China is owned by them through the Party!



Next up on their to buy list ...

The Panama Canal


Maybe think

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Thu 06/02/16 04:52 AM



Cosco, should be a familiar name.

They manufacture infant car seats,
such as the crap sold at Walmart.


If one "follows the money",
Cosco was exposed, as being owned in it's
entirety, by the Chinese military complex.



Heck,most of China is owned by them through the Party!



Next up on their to buy list ...

The Panama Canal


Maybe think

everyone like to buy not to design.......that's what i had learn here......drinker

Manturkey1's photo
Thu 06/02/16 05:50 AM




Cosco, should be a familiar name.

They manufacture infant car seats,
such as the crap sold at Walmart.


If one "follows the money",
Cosco was exposed, as being owned in it's
entirety, by the Chinese military complex.



Heck,most of China is owned by them through the Party!



Next up on their to buy list ...

The Panama Canal


Maybe think

everyone like to buy not to design.......that's what i had learn here......drinker


I'd have to agree with you .

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_territorial_acquisitions

Greenland The last frontier in mineing ( gold , gems , etc ) well ...

We all know what Trump is about...

Hay !!! Alaska turned out good. bigsmile

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Thu 06/02/16 06:39 AM





Cosco, should be a familiar name.

They manufacture infant car seats,
such as the crap sold at Walmart.


If one "follows the money",
Cosco was exposed, as being owned in it's
entirety, by the Chinese military complex.



Heck,most of China is owned by them through the Party!



Next up on their to buy list ...

The Panama Canal


Maybe think

everyone like to buy not to design.......that's what i had learn here......drinker


I'd have to agree with you .

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_territorial_acquisitions

Greenland The last frontier in mineing ( gold , gems , etc ) well ...

We all know what Trump is about...

Hay !!! Alaska turned out good. bigsmile

drinker crafting is neccesary without this procession should call just go camping and colleting. but what for for what this is most people will forget......they just get use to those thing's value but not the truth. like some kid walking around coach then some shiny little something lay on the beach but just the level step......drinker

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Thu 06/02/16 07:02 AM

Conrad_73's photo
Thu 06/02/16 07:16 AM



Cosco, should be a familiar name.

They manufacture infant car seats,
such as the crap sold at Walmart.


If one "follows the money",
Cosco was exposed, as being owned in it's
entirety, by the Chinese military complex.



Heck,most of China is owned by them through the Party!



Next up on their to buy list ...

The Panama Canal


Maybe think
I think they are digging their own straight through South-America!

http://emergingequity.org/2015/05/22/chinas-new-silk-road-stretches-to-south-america/

http://www.chinausfocus.com/finance-economy/chinese-commit-10-billion-to-build-train-from-peru-to-brazil/

http://qz.com/430090/why-is-a-chinese-tycoon-building-a-50-billion-canal-in-nicaragua-that-no-one-wants/

A Chinese billionaire is building one of the world’s largest engineering projects, a canal in Nicaragua that is three times the size of world’s largest, the Panama Canal, and is estimated to cost at least $50 billion. Of the many Chinese infrastructure projects spanning the globe, the new canal seems to make the least commercial sense.

Few shipping industry observers forecast a need for a second canal in the region, and the canal is being built to accommodate extra-large bulk cargo ships that aren’t commonly used yet, and may never be popular. As initial construction for the project gets underway, violent protests are breaking out among Nicaraguans who object to losing their land or seeing Central America’s largest freshwater lake, Lake Nicaragua, be dredged.


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Thu 06/02/16 10:22 AM
Exactly .

Just like our interstate and Hitler's.

Sole porpoises... Moving the military.