July 22 reported that China is "anti-intervention" and force projection two kinds of two-pronged capacity building, the impressive building of sea power. If the West underestimated the impact it will have committed a big mistake.

The article said that in the past decade, the Western response has been busy with the Middle East and Central Asia's Islamic extremists; while China has been carrying out rapid and profound maritime forces, which can make it super-Pacific and Indian Ocean marine forces .

According to the article, the size of the Chinese navy is building the most over the past century. Over the years, China has been strengthening the PLA's military, the Air Force and Navy have been as a subsidiary of the Army force. However, with the first aircraft carrier is about water, rest of the world, especially the United States and its Asian allies are concerned about how the situation changed dramatically. China has always cherished a strong maritime ambitions, they are strongly supported construction of the Navy; This is the turn of the twentieth century, the German Wilhelm II decided to challenge the British navy due to strong construction on the high seas fleet has not had since the condition.

The article said that China's naval development while focusing on "anti-intervention" and the power projection capability. First, China is seeking the United States and other navies in the Yellow Sea, East China Sea and South China Sea "anti-intervention"; therefore (1) Establish and U.S. naval forces to compete, which have global operations to blue-water navy; ( 2) control the natural resources in these areas and the Nansha Islands and Diaoyu Islands dispute; (3) if necessary, to equip itself with the United States does not intervene in the case of the ability to force reunification with Taiwan. Over the past few decades, China's sovereignty claims in Asia and the United States naval vessels and civilian conflict.

Second, China hopes to deploy more aircraft carriers and the fifth-generation stealth fighter-bombers, the international prestige and in the Pacific and Indian Ocean sea lanes of the power projection capability. China's rising economy is increasingly dependent on imports from Africa and the Middle East, minerals and oil, China's reluctance to re-Jiashoutaren in the Indian Ocean and Malacca to protect its sea lanes.

Official said that China's 2011 defense budget of $ 9.15 billion; and 2000 compared to $ 14.6 billion, is a huge leap. China admits a third of the budget for the building of the Navy, the huge jump was almost ignored. China's military spending has always been opaque, most analysts agree that the actual spending is much larger than official figures. In addition, China for military salaries and benefits of spending just a small part of the West; which enabled China to develop the weapon systems than its competitors invest more in the budget. Western governments are cutting defense spending, and China over the next few years will increase military spending.

China's anti-intervention strategy building platform to start around two pillars: wind-21D anti-ship ballistic missile (known as the "aircraft carrier killer") and expanding modern attack submarine force. U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Admiral Robert-F-Willard that east-21D have already reached the stage of initial operational capability; This means that these missiles can be used to deploy, but not necessarily for the deployment. Taiwan said that China has deployed at least 20 anti-ship ballistic missiles. Both now and for future deployments, the U.S. Navy that China already has space intelligence, detection and command and control systems, and ground handling capabilities; which support the use of wind-21D is necessary. China has also deployed a number of non-space sensors and detection equipment, they can provide the use of wind-21D is important location information. Recently reported that its range to 2,600 km; These missiles will enable the Navy senior activities in the neighboring mainland China worried about.

In addition, China's submarine program is particularly active. Most of the Cold War period, China has been using outdated Soviet-era coastal submarines. The 1990s, China bought from Russia, "Kilo" class diesel-electric attack submarines; in the past decade, at an annual rate of construction of two China-made "Song" class diesel-electric attack submarines. It also is more advanced in the construction of the "Yuan" class diesel-electric submarines; the submarine using air-independent propulsion system, the noise becomes smaller. Analysts believe that the next few years, China will build "business" class nuclear attack submarines, which will further strengthen its already strong submarine force. China is also concerned about the U.S. anti-submarine warfare capabilities; since World War II, the U.S. anti-submarine warfare capability has been shrinking.

According to the article, in addition to "anti-access" capability, China's naval construction also extends to aspects of power projection. Still the most international attention China's aircraft carrier program and its fifth-generation fighter-bombers. PLA Navy's first aircraft carrier, "Shi Lang" was the upcoming sea trials, than the large European carriers, but higher than the U.S. "Nimitz" class aircraft carrier small third. In addition, China has publicly and officially it is the second ship built more conventionally-powered aircraft carrier. China has plans to build a third ship or are conventionally powered aircraft carrier, two nuclear-powered aircraft carrier construction are also on the agenda; the construction of these projects completed in 2020.

Equally important is with the warships the Chinese aircraft carrier program, the PLA Navy carrier-based aircraft in the fighter-bombers will be the main F-15 "Flying Shark", its current size and capacity of the equivalent of U.S. Navy retired the F-14 "Bobcat." Considering it from sliding off the more weight on the deck, the flight will be extremely limited. However, it was that, as China's aviation industry and aviation electronic advances, and the future aircraft carrier catapult equipment; its operational performance to the U.S. Navy F-18 "Super Hornet" level. China may also develop a carrier-based airborne early warning aircraft, in May there is a small on-line early warning aircraft photos, it's designed by the U.S. E-2 "Hawkeye" and the former Soviet Union, "Jacques" -44 design impact.

In the "Enterprise" aircraft carrier after the retirement this summer, the United States a total of ten aircraft carriers to respond to the worldwide mission; and China will likely only in the Asia Pacific region will have five aircraft carriers.

Western media is very concerned about China's military buildup, China's fifth generation of their twin prototype stealth fighter-bomber F-20 "Black Ribbon" a wide coverage; the body than the United States Air Force fighter F-22 "Raptor" fighter larger, their ability to be equivalent. (Some observers believe the United States, its performance with the United States and its allies will soon equip the F-35 is similar to or slightly less)

In January, the United States when he was Secretary of Defense Robert - Robert Gates visited Beijing, China's F -20 prototype made its maiden flight in Chengdu, Sichuan; first flight lasted about 15 minutes. It passed a strong political signal, and the world of evening news carried a report on it all.

It is believed that the U.S. F-117 "Nighthawk" fighter of the fragments, as well as theft of U.S. defense contractors Joint Strike Fighter program in China provides a major R & D -20 F to help. (In view of this, the U.S. military also believes that Chinese workers have been exposed to U.S. assassination in Pakistan - Osama bin Laden's stealth helicopter tail rotor when discarded.)

China's rapid development of advanced technologies so obviously surprised Western observers, they all agreed that the West has been underestimated China's military capabilities, and development of modern military (especially naval) determination. But now everything becomes clear, is the world's maritime system will face major challenges. In the past couple of centuries, the world's oceans has been ruled by the British and American Navy. So, how the United States respond to China's challenge will be established during the remainder of this century balance of power in the Asia-Pacific region