Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 2, 2019

Rear Admiral Luo Yuan's (seen above) comments were made in a speech on Sino-U.S. relations which he gave on December 20

Daily Mail/Reuters: 'We'll see how frightened America is': Admiral warns U.S. that China's navy could sink two aircraft carriers and kill 10,000 sailors if it stands in way of Beijing's goals in South China Sea

* Rear Admiral Luo Yuan is an officer in China's People's Liberation Army Navy
* On December 20, he appeared at a summit in the city of Shenzhen
* Luo said China is capable of sinking two American aircraft carriers in Pacific
* China and U.S. have ongoing disputes over territorial claims in South China Sea
* China also seeks to unify Taiwan with the mainland, even if it means use of force

A Chinese Admiral said recently that his country's military is capable of sinking American aircraft carriers in the East and South China Seas.

Rear Admiral Luo Yuan's comments were made in a speech on Sino-U.S. relations which he gave on December 20, according to News Corp Australia Network.

Luo said that sinking American ships would resolve the ongoing territorial disputes in that part of the world.

'What the United States fears the most is taking casualties,' Admiral Luo said.

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