The Chinese navy is now beefing up training in order to boost its influence in the waters around Taiwan and the disputed Spratly islands. For all its teething problems, though, China's navy is gradually making the transition to blue water. If I were Chinese Naval officer the question I would want answered would not be what Taiwan could throw at me so much as does the US have any fast attack boats out here and what are there current rules of engagement and what will they be as of January next year. It seems to me that long range cruise missiles, with their accuracy, makes naval vessels in general almost obsolete. Long range cruise missiles are useless against ships at sea.
Cruise missiles target immobile objects.
Ships move constantly. However, aircraft carriers move pretty slowly and with cameras and adjustable flight controls missiles should be able to handle the problem. We can do an awful lot remotely now and what we have, pretty soon they have. Our security procedures are a joke, especially with this administration. Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management.