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China reveals aircraft carrier plans
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By Kathrin Hille in Beijing and Mure Dickie in Tokyo
Published: December 17 2010 12:42 | Last updated: December 17 2010 12:42
China has launched an ambitious plan to build an aircraft carrier, the country has revealed for the first time, in a move that will heighten international scrutiny of the rapid expansion of its naval power.
The decision, which has far-reaching implications for China’s defence strategy and diplomatic relations, was disclosed in a single sentence buried at the end of a lengthy book published by a government agency earlier this year.
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FT.com / Asia-Pacific - China reveals aircraft carrier plans
China claims that their military expansion is a threat to no one and is merely defense in nature. I believe that is exactly what all communist powers say a few years before they attack someone. 
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