John Batchelor China Supremacy S China Sea mp3 torrent

China Supremacy in the South China Sea. James Holmes, Naval War College. Andrew Collier, Orient Capital Research

“The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has launched combat drills in the South #China Sea, #Xinhua news agency reports. The exact location and the duration of the naval exercise involving elements of the #SouthSeaFleet, the #PLAN fleet responsible for the #SouthChinaSea, are unknown.

“Three naval ships of China’s Nanhai [South Sea] Fleet left a naval port in Sanya, Hainan Province, on Wednesday, kicking off an annual combat drill in the South China Sea and neighboring waters,” according to Xinhua. Sanya is the southernmost city of #HainanIsland, which is located in the South China Sea and home to a naval base for nuclear submarines as well as a naval air force base.

“The ships participating in the drill include the Type 052D (also known as the Luyang-III-class) guided-missile destroyer #Hefei, the Type 052C (also known as the Luyang-II-class) guided-missile destroyer #Lanzhou, and the Type 052B (also known as the Luyang-I-class) multirole-missile destroyer #Guangzhou, the Type 054A (also known as the Jiangkai-II-class) multi-role frigates Sanya and Yulin, as well as the PLAN supply ship #Honghu. All of the ships mentioned are part of the PLAN’s South Sea Fleet.

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http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-refuses-hong-kong-port-call-to-u-s-aircraft-carrier-1461951903

https://www.rt.com/news/341794-china-south-sea-drill/

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/02/china-caixin-manufacturing-pmi-contracts-in-april.html

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2016/05/03/stocks-dow-tuesday/83863824/


http://thediplomat.com/2016/05/chinas-navy-conducts-south-china-sea-drills-involving-paracel-and-spratly-islands/

http://sputniknews.com/military/20160504/1039081285/china-navy-drills.html

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