ZHUHAI, CHINA ¨C China¡¯s powerful military is considered to be a master at concealing its intentions. But there is no secret about how it plans to destroy American aircraft carriers if rivalry becomes war.
At November¡¯s biennial air show in the southern city of Zhuhai, the biggest state-owned missile maker, China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Ltd., screened an animation showing a hostile ¡°blue force,¡± comprising an aircraft carrier, escort ships and strike aircraft, approaching ¡°red force¡± territory.
On a giant screen, the animation showed a barrage of the Chinese company¡¯s missiles launched from ¡°red force¡± warships, submarines, shore batteries and aircraft wreaking havoc on the escort vessels around the carrier. In a final salvo, two missiles plunge onto the flight deck of the carrier and a third slams into the side of the hull near the bow.
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