March 19, 2015, 8:10

Photo: Reuters
Text: Gennady Nechayev

Chinese military confirmed the construction of a second aircraft carrier.
Basically, it was not a secret, but the official announcement came on news after the imminent commissioning of the second aircraft carrier of India and the starting of the work on the third, which may be equipped with Yasu. China and India are now in a real naval arms race, in which the Chinese are losing.

This, in fact, said, talking about the main political commissar of the Navy People's Liberation Army of China, Rear Admiral Ding Haychune and his interview published in the newspaper Hong Kong Hong Kong Commercial Daily. However, even earlier - in April 2013th - Rear Admiral Son Hue said to the agency "Xinhua": "China should have more than one carrier. The next ship will be larger and will carry more aircraft. "

More:

http://www.vzglyad.ru/world/2015/3/19/734859.html

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I do not get that fascination with carriers.

OK, US got them then we should get them. More.

When, there is no problem to kill them with single hypersonic cruise missile such as:

Indian Su-30MKI will be equipped with missile Brahmos in 2016.

More:
http://www.defender.hr/azija-afrika-i-australija/vojna-industrija-2/indijski-su-30mki-biti-ce-opremljen-projektilima-brahmos-u-2016.php

More:
http://www.brahmos.com/

Or ballistic anti-carrier missile such as Chinese DF-21D:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DF-21

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Guess why Russians do everything to get more subs:

Russia to upgrade 10 multi-purpose nuclear submarines by 2020 — Navy chief
Russia
March 19, 14:49 UTC+3

All armament and vital systems will be new, Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief said, adding new hydro-acoustic and navigation equipment, control and communication systems would be installed on submarines

More:
http://tass.ru/en/russia/783777

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Russia clearly does not believe in surface ships.

IZAKOVIC