Can The China's Aircraft Carrier Take On The U.S. Navy?

Dave Majumdar, National Interest: Could China's Aircraft Carrier Take on America's Navy?

China’s sole carrier Liaoning is operating in the South China Sea with a full-complement of aircraft along with five escorting vessels for the first time this week. The vessels have been conducting exercises and testing weaponry at sea in a display of Beijing’s growing military might—causing concern amongst China’s neighbors.

“The formation, which is on a ‘cross-sea area’ training exercise, involved J-15 fighter jets, as well as several ship-borne helicopters,” the Chinese Defense Ministry stated on its website. “Complex hydrological and meteorological conditions in the South China Sea as well as a cold front in area have posed some challenges, but the source said the drill provided important experience in the build-up of combat capability of the aircraft carrier formation.”

Video footage from the Chinese exercises look impressive, but such footage always does.

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WNU Editor: If hostilities break out and China sends its aircraft carrier into battle .... I suspect that it will be either sunk or badly damage within a week.