Chinese aircraft carrier "Weiliaoqing" visit to the former political commissar of the Academy of Military Science Lieutenant Zhang Xusan

Zhang Xusan said, looking around the United Nations, United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and the five permanent members, only China has no aircraft carriers.Moreover,chinese military modernization. these four countries have aircraft carriers, are all struggling to maintain and strengthen their own "aircraft carrier great power" status.The United States has 11 active aircraft carriers, accounting for more than half of total global carrier; Russia trying to keep a full load displacement of 67,500 tons of large aircraft carriers; UK plans to build two "Queen Elizabeth" class next-generation aircraft carrier; full load displacement of 40,000 tons of "Charles de Gaulle" medium-sized nuclear-powered carrier is still rule the roost of the French air and sea.In addition, some small countries are also flocking to have purchased or self-built various aircraft carriers.One of the most worth mentioning is our neighboring India, Japan and South Korea.India has always unswervingly implement the "three-carrier strategy": In addition to purchase and adaptation of two aircraft carrier, is working on self-built "Vikrant" aircraft carrier.Japan "at the" level, DDH21 "helicopter destroyers" and South Korea's "Dokdo" are equipped with "quasi-carrier" function. chinese military modernization.

Have aircraft carriers is the dream of several generations of Chinese people

Order three, said Zhang, the Chinese people actually have time to dream of the aircraft carrier and not too late.As early as the end of 1928, when he was the Director Shao-Kuan Chen Nationalist Navy reported the National Government in its submission, it was first proposed to build an aircraft carrier.This is from when the British built the world's first formula one has a full flight deck of the "sports gods" aircraft carrier, only about 10 years.

After the founding of new China, the first generation leaders Mao Zedong's ingenious in its unique, made with great foresight: "must be vigorously shipbuilding industry, a large number of shipbuilding, construction, maritime 'railroad' for the next few years, building a strong fighting force at sea. "Premier Zhou Enlai's mind there are lingering carrier complex.chinese military modernization.October 25, 1973, Premier Zhou Enlai met with foreign guests with emotion, said: "We Nansha Sea occupied by South Vietnam, no aircraft carriers, we can not allow the Chinese Navy and then strive and work hard bayonets, I engaged in a lifetime of military, political, and has not see China's aircraft carrier. can not see the aircraft carrier, I was not willing to, ah! "

Over the years, successive leaders of China's navy aircraft carrier development concerns me.Commander Ren Haijun Xiao Jinguang first general has written that the Chinese navy aircraft carrier needs: a fleet activities in the sea, no carrier would be no air, no air supremacy is no sea battle and ensure victory.Served as a naval commander Liu Huaqing, former Vice Chairman Central Military Commission has been mindful of the aircraft carrier, has repeatedly stressed: "The Navy has an aircraft carrier, the Navy's quality will be a major change, the Navy's combat capability will have a greater improve, help improve the military might, and national prestige. "

Zhang Xusan that the older generation of national and military leadership of the earnest feelings, the majority of people eagerly look forward to, Although now spans half a century, but the dream is always the section of the aircraft carrier "Weiliaoqing"; "China's aircraft carrier" words still linger in the hearts of Chinese people, as lingering, growing the Sound of the Times!