China's First Aircraft Carrier To Be Named After Admiral Who Conquered Taiwan

[jimmy olsen]

We really need a ChiCom smile.

Photos of the carriers here, and analysis.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dfRAxXn0RE&feature=player_embedded

http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2011040824838

Beijing plans to christen its first aircraft carrier "Shi Lang" after a Ming Dynasty admiral who conquered Taiwan in 1683. The Han Chinese leader defected from the Ming to the Qing Dynasty and accomplished great feats. His name befits the vessel whose nationality was changed from Ukrainian to Chinese and is associated with the rise and fall of great world powers. What is the South Korean military and government doing to assess the potential impact of China's possession of an aircraft carrier on national security?

[CountDeMoney]

lulz, OH NO THEYD NEVR ATTACK TAIWAN THEIR SO CAPITALISTIC NOW

[CountDeMoney]

China purchased the 67,500-ton Varyag, an unfinished aircraft carrier, at 200 million U.S. dollars from Ukraine in 1998 under the pretext of reconstructing the vessel as a maritime hotel. The purpose of the vessel was changed, however, and Beijing will soon launch it as an aircraft carrier.

Somebody do me a big favor, and post this over at EUOT forum, and jam it up the collective Euroweenie peacnik asses that gave me a bunch of shit over this back in 2002.  Tell them I TOLD YOU SO YOU STUPID SWEDISH FUCKS.

[Neil]

Except it's a Russian ship.  No doubt the first time a plane tries to land on it, the deck will fall off or something.  I wouldn't be too worried.

[Razgovory]

I'm surprised they are actually going to that piece of junk to sea.  I imagine it'll be primarily a training platform.

[Faeelin]

And if they named it the Zheng He you'd be pissing your pants about their bid to dominate the Indian ocean.

[garbon]

And if they named it the Zheng He you'd be pissing your pants about their bid to dominate the Indian ocean.

If only they'd name it after one of those Chinese guys who discovered America.

[Ancient Demon]

If only they'd name it after one of those Chinese guys who discovered America.

That was also Zheng He.

[Ideologue]

It's kind of hilarious that they'd name it after a traitor who sold out their country to the northern barbarians who imposed colonial rule and imperialism on China.  It's like the Russians naming a carrier the Vlassov, or a USS Benedict Arnold.

[jimmy olsen]

And if they named it the Zheng He you'd be pissing your pants about their bid to dominate the Indian ocean.

You're damn right we would!

[Habbaku]

lulz, OH NO THEYD NEVR ATTACK TAIWAN THEIR SO CAPITALISTIC NOW

Sabre-rattling = pussy way of attacking.  The Chinks are going to do anything.

[CountDeMoney]

The Chinks are going to do anything.

Freudian much?

[Sophie Scholl]

It's kind of hilarious that they'd name it after a traitor who sold out their country to the northern barbarians who imposed colonial rule and imperialism on China.  It's like the Russians naming a carrier the Vlassov, or a USS Benedict Arnold.

I like the sound of that...
He did do a nice job at Valcour Bay, even though it was a loss.

[Razgovory]

It's kind of hilarious that they'd name it after a traitor who sold out their country to the northern barbarians who imposed colonial rule and imperialism on China.  It's like the Russians naming a carrier the Vlassov, or a USS Benedict Arnold.

I like the sound of that...
He did do a nice job at Valcour Bay, even though it was a loss.

You have to admit he was fairly creative.  I wonder what would have happened had he not been wounded, married a loyalist slut and then betrayed the US.  He could have eclipsed Washington.

[Sophie Scholl]

Eh, in a military sense maybe.  He was a terrible businessman though, so peace time would have ruined him probably.  I don't see him going into politics after his repeated run ins with the Continental Congress.