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and who would believe (in 2000) China was able to build a supercomputer, let alone the fastest in the world? 
PLAN Aircraft Carrier programme...(Closed)
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If the next carrier is built in JN shipyard, forget getting these kind of pictures from it. Its a much less acessible place, judging from the pictures we get from there.
It's unlikely because it does not fit the long standing Chinese approach to adoption of untried technology.
Traditionally, China has not accepted the unqualified risks associated with pursuing the position of defense technological leadership. Instead China has sought out technology which other major powers have already committed to and thus provided a track record for China to assess the risks.
That depended/depends on circumstances. It didn't happen that way when they invented gun powder and developed guns.
For China steam cats and EM cats are both untried technology. They have seen that steam cats work in the hands of others but it is an isolated technology. They have experience with technologies related to that of EM cats so the choice for these looked safer to them at the time US considered the time for this development had come.
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China has no such tradition that you speak of. A good counter example is thermonuclear weapons. Another good one is ASBM. China adopted diverterless supersonic inlet the same time as America did. China already put large AESA radars on to naval ships when European navies just started playing with miniature AESA radars and USN was still using PESA radars.
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very wrong my friend. The military history says otherwise. It is only in the recent less than two hundred years that China is trailing behind other powers, not for the majority of the her history.
Besides gunpowder and firearms that deft mentioned, here are some other technologies that China invented and adopted before anyone on the planet.
Catapult, Trebuchet, brought by the mongols to bring down the wall of Baghdad in 1258. China has been using them long before that.
The first chemical canon balls in human history, Song dynasty.
Crossbow, known to be used by Chinese at least 2500 years ago.
Hand grenade, Song Dynasty.
Massive use of steel in weapons, not necessarily the first, but without contacting anyone else who begin to use it.
Up to 1500 or maybe even later, Chinese sea-going ships are the biggest in the world. Legend of Zheng He's fleet may be a bit exagerated, but close to the reality, evidented by the size of remained rudders and dry dock.
China is the first to use dry dock to build ships.
"Shooting in three rows" tactic was used in 1700s by European armies, China has been using it in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
Again, regular Ming dynasty army in the northern frontier has about 30% of its men using firearms.
The list is very long.
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From a cultural-historical perspective - China has been and expects to be a technology leading country.
As the gains from technology catchup are diminishing rapdily - everyone realises that China will have to move to the leading edge with untried technology.
As the gains from technology catchup are diminishing rapdily - everyone realises that China will have to move to the leading edge with untried technology.
An interesting read ...
However to compare the Liaoning with the latest US Supercarriers and their air wings - and to come to the conclusion that the US are superior - is like comparing a small North Sea “Krabbenkutter” (as we call these tiny small boats) with a high-sea fishing trawler …
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However to compare the Liaoning with the latest US Supercarriers and their air wings - and to come to the conclusion that the US are superior - is like comparing a small North Sea “Krabbenkutter” (as we call these tiny small boats) with a high-sea fishing trawler …
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