{"id":7678,"date":"2006-11-13T22:02:00","date_gmt":"2006-11-14T05:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/proteinwisdom.com\/?p=7678"},"modified":"2006-11-13T22:02:00","modified_gmt":"2006-11-14T05:02:00","slug":"red-silk-stalkings-dan-collins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proteinwisdom.com\/?p=7678","title":{"rendered":"Red Silk Stalkings [Dan Collins]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Remember the Chinese pilot who clipped the wing of one of our surveillance planes, causing it to have to land in China, where it was dismantled?  Next up, hide and go seek, according to Bill Gertz<\/a> in the Washington Times<\/i>:\n<\/p>\n

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A Chinese submarine stalked a U.S. aircraft carrier battle group in the Pacific last month and surfaced within firing range of its torpedoes and missiles before being detected, The Washington Times has learned.
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\n The surprise encounter highlights China’s continuing efforts to prepare for a future conflict with the U.S., despite Pentagon efforts to try to boost relations with Beijing’s communist-ruled military.
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\n The submarine encounter with the USS Kitty Hawk and its accompanying warships also is an embarrassment to the commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific, Adm. William J. Fallon, who is engaged in an ambitious military exchange program with China aimed at improving relations between the two nations’ militaries.
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\n Disclosure of the incident comes as Adm. Gary Roughead, commander of the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet, is making his first visit to China. The four-star admiral was scheduled to meet senior Chinese military leaders during the weeklong visit, which began over the weekend.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\n The incident is a setback for the aggressive U.S.-China military exchange program being promoted by Adm. Fallon, who has made several visits to China in recent months in an attempt to develop closer ties.
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\n However, critics of the program in the Pentagon say China has not reciprocated and continues to deny U.S. military visitors access to key facilities, including a Beijing command center. In contrast, Chinese military visitors have been invited to military exercises and sensitive U.S. facilities. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Additionally, military intelligence officials said Adm. Fallon has restricted U.S. intelligence-gathering activities against China, fearing that disclosure of the activities would upset relations with Beijing.
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\n The restrictions are hindering efforts to know more about China’s military buildup, the officials said.
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\n “This is a harbinger of a stronger Chinese reaction to America’s military presence in East Asia,”<\/b> said Richard Fisher, a Chinese military specialist with the International Assessment and Strategy Center, who called the submarine incident alarming.
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\n ”Given the long range of new Chinese sub-launched anti-ship missiles and those purchased from Russia, this incident is very serious<\/b>,” he said. “It will likely happen again, only because Chinese submarine captains of 40 to 50 new modern submarines entering their navy will want to test their mettle against the 7th Fleet<\/b>.”
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\n Pentagon intelligence officials say China’s military buildup in recent years has produced large numbers of submarines and surface ships, seeking to control larger portions of international waters in Asia, a move U.S. officials fear could restrict the flow of oil from the Middle East to Asia in the future.
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Remember the Chinese pilot who clipped the wing of one of our surveillance planes, causing it to have to land in China, where it was dismantled?  Next up, hide and go seek, according to Bill Gertz in the Washington Times: A Chinese submarine stalked a U.S. aircraft carrier battle group in the Pacific last month and surfaced within firing range of its torpedoes and missiles before being detected, The Washington<\/p>\n

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