(Asien) PLAN - Die Chinesische Marine

[Erich]

ein Hintergrundbericht, um die Ambitionen der PLAN für eine chinesische "blue water navy" inclusive Träger zu erklären
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China begins expanding its supertanker fleet
By David Lague
Published: May 16, 2007
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China imported 162.87 million tons of oil last year, accounting for about 47 percent of Chinese consumption, according to official figures. This proportion is expected to increase to 50 percent by 2010, when imports were expected to reach 200 million tons, according to a forecast in April from the Chinese oil giant, China National Petroleum Corp.
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Chinese military thinkers have also raised the possibility that the United States might attempt to block oil shipments to China if conflict arose over Taiwan. The United States has a longstanding pledge to support Taiwan in the event of an unprovoked attack from the mainland.

More than 60 percent of the oil imported by China is shipped from the Middle East and Africa along extended sea lanes that pass through a number of vulnerable choke points, including the narrow Malacca Strait between Malaysia and Indonesia.
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mit Diego Garcia liegt ja eine riesige US-Basis direkt entlang der chinesischen Schiffahrtswege wie eine Spinne im Netz - und diese Basis zu neutralisieren braucht es schon mehr als ein paar U-Boote ...