Ships with the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group transit the Philippine Sea on November 16, 2018. Petty Officer 3rd Class Connor Loessin
Epoch Times: Hawkish Chinese Officer Suggests Sinking Aircraft Carriers to Intimidate US
In widely circulated speech, well-known firebrand claims Americans would back down in face of heavy casualties
Luo Yuan, a Chinese military academic ranked as a rear admiral in the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), has claimed that the United States could be brought to heel amid current disputes if two of its aircraft carriers were struck and destroyed by Chinese missiles.
In a Dec. 20 speech delivered in Shenzhen, China, Luo said that the ongoing Sino–U.S. trade war was “definitely not simply friction over economics and trade,” but constituted a “prime strategic issue,” Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA) reported Dec. 23.
According to Luo, the “five cornerstones of the United States” are the military, the dollar, talent, votes, and the presence of adversaries. Taking aim at the U.S. military, he said that “what the United States fears the most is taking casualties.” Noting China’s expanding anti-ship missile capabilities, he said that sinking one carrier could kill as many as 5,000 U.S. servicemen, or 10,000 if two vessels were destroyed.
“We’ll see how frightened America is,” he said.
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Update #1: ‘Sink two aircraft carriers’: Chinese Admiral’s chilling recipe to dominate the South China Sea (News.com.au)
Update #2: Chinese Admiral Says Sinking US Carriers Would End South China Sea Spat – Report (Sputnik)
WNU Editor: I have heard a lot of stupid things in my life, but this one takes the cake. If China decides to attack and sink two U.S. aircraft carriers .... a state of war is going to exist between the U.S. and China that is going be extremely bloody, destructive, and one that will last a long time.
