PLAN SCS Bases/Islands/Vessels (Not a Strategy Page)

Blitzo

Blitzo

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I just realized I misread the dimensions for the different sizes for the seaborne bases: I think they come in 90m x 300m, 120m x 600m, and 120m x 900m...

So even the smallest of them is the size of a CVN, while the longest is nearly a kilometer long and 120m wide.
 
Zetageist

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A.Man said:
My Lord, China says each island Land reclamation in the South China Sea costs around 73.6 billion yuan.
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73.6 billion yuan = US $11.8 billion. Still a lot but it is money well spent. If other claimants have that kind of money to throw around, they would probably do the same thing.

One of the biggest terraforming projects in China is moving the water from frequent flooding South to the arid dry North by digging grand canals.
 
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ahojunk

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joshuatree said:
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When the work is complete, Duncan Island will probably double in size. Looks like a harbor in the center. China must have some big plans for this island. I wonder if it's fisheries, tourism, or something else. Apparently, it has some military facilities.

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My Lord, China says each island Land reclamation in the South China Sea costs around 73.6 billion yuan.
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Looks like potential airstrips on Subi and Mischief among other plans.

That's a lot of money to spend on reclamation. There are 8 islands, so total spend is close to 600 billion yuan. Wow! That's is almost the yearly budget for HSR on the mainland.

If China has that much money, might as well use it.
 
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nemo

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Zetageist said:
'Billion' in Chinese means '100 Million' in English, so need to see the source.
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A better explanation is that there is no single ideograph for billion while there is one for 100 million (10^8). English tend to step units in the increment of 1000 (10^3), while Chinese tend to do it in the step of 10000 (10^4). Indians do it in the increment of 100000 (10^5).

Hence there is ample chance of mistranslation. Again, we need see the source.
 
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nemo

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nemo said:
Hence there is ample chance of mistranslation. Again, we need see the source.
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I've seen the source -- it's posted in cjdby -
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The translation is actually correct -- 73.6 billion RMB, but the way the reporter came up with the number is by estimating the cost of shipping earth to the site -- which is NOT true. By using dredging and pumping up sands and material from the sea floor, the cost is much reduce compare to the estimate.

So this claim is BS.
 
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