Re: Somali pirates and Chinese navy
Myanmar - Pakistan (Gwadar) - East Africa will become the next pearl.
PLAN Anti-Piracy Deployments
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UCSDAE
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Re: Somali pirates and Chinese navy
building an FOB in Pakistan might tick off India, since some in the Indian military and intelligence circle believe that the PRC is trying to bind them with a string of bases in the Indian Ocean. There is enough mistrust there to make this into a pretty big paper tiger lol.
Is there any alternatives, or alternative places to build a base that could minimize the disturbance to local geopolitics?
building an FOB in Pakistan might tick off India, since some in the Indian military and intelligence circle believe that the PRC is trying to bind them with a string of bases in the Indian Ocean. There is enough mistrust there to make this into a pretty big paper tiger lol.
Is there any alternatives, or alternative places to build a base that could minimize the disturbance to local geopolitics?
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Re: Somali pirates and Chinese navy
Mauritius is a bit far, Seychelles and Kenya are nearer to recent pirate attacks and would be better choice. A low key suply + basic repair facility should be just right. There shall be no permanent attachment of ships and personnel.
It need not be a fenced up base guarded by PLAN, just an agreement for PLAN to to have the right to dock for supply and repair at existing or upgraded port (with Chinese help).
Mauritius is a bit far, Seychelles and Kenya are nearer to recent pirate attacks and would be better choice. A low key suply + basic repair facility should be just right. There shall be no permanent attachment of ships and personnel.
It need not be a fenced up base guarded by PLAN, just an agreement for PLAN to to have the right to dock for supply and repair at existing or upgraded port (with Chinese help).
Re: Somali pirates and Chinese navy
A Supply base is not much use if it itself is hard to keep supplied. Gwadar is perfect for this purpose as it has direct land links to the PRC and serves as a perfect outlet and inlet into the Indian Ocean, which is afterall why the PRC built the bl**dy thing in the first place. Using Gwadar also consolidates utility, which is of course cost effective.
A further development would be for a base at somewhere in Sudan (Port Sudan my best guess) as China already has energy interests here and such a base would enable the PLAN to build a steady presence, throughout the Red Sea, Aden, Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean areas.
This is especially true if China feels its commercial and supply shipping could be further threatened by an enhanced potentially hostile Western Military presence based in Yemen, in the near future.
A Supply base is not much use if it itself is hard to keep supplied. Gwadar is perfect for this purpose as it has direct land links to the PRC and serves as a perfect outlet and inlet into the Indian Ocean, which is afterall why the PRC built the bl**dy thing in the first place. Using Gwadar also consolidates utility, which is of course cost effective.
A further development would be for a base at somewhere in Sudan (Port Sudan my best guess) as China already has energy interests here and such a base would enable the PLAN to build a steady presence, throughout the Red Sea, Aden, Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean areas.
This is especially true if China feels its commercial and supply shipping could be further threatened by an enhanced potentially hostile Western Military presence based in Yemen, in the near future.
Re: Somali pirates and Chinese navy
The picture taken on Jan. 22, 2010 shows "Maanshan" Warship convoys Chinese merchant ships in the Gulf of Aden. The frigate is on an escort mission as part of a Chinese naval flotilla. (Xinhua/Hu Jia)
Chinese navy soldiers check a doubtable yacht in the Gulf of Aden, on Jan. 22, 2010. The frigate is on an escort mission as part of a Chinese naval flotilla. (Xinhua/Yang Zhigang)
Chinese navy soldiers check a doubtable yacht in the Gulf of Aden, on Jan. 22, 2010. The frigate is on an escort mission as part of a Chinese naval flotilla. (Xinhua/Yang Zhigang)
The picture taken on Jan. 22, 2010 shows "Maanshan" Warship convoying Chinese ships in the Gulf of Aden. The frigate is on an escort mission as part of a Chinese naval flotilla. (Xinhua/Hu Jia)
The picture taken on Jan. 22, 2010 shows "Maanshan" Warship convoys Chinese merchant ships in the Gulf of Aden. The frigate is on an escort mission as part of a Chinese naval flotilla. (Xinhua/Hu Jia)
Chinese navy soldiers check a doubtable yacht in the Gulf of Aden, on Jan. 22, 2010. The frigate is on an escort mission as part of a Chinese naval flotilla. (Xinhua/Yang Zhigang)
Chinese navy soldiers check a doubtable yacht in the Gulf of Aden, on Jan. 22, 2010. The frigate is on an escort mission as part of a Chinese naval flotilla. (Xinhua/Yang Zhigang)
The picture taken on Jan. 22, 2010 shows "Maanshan" Warship convoying Chinese ships in the Gulf of Aden. The frigate is on an escort mission as part of a Chinese naval flotilla. (Xinhua/Hu Jia)
Re: Somali pirates and Chinese navy
Let me know what you think.
Popeye, I have put together an entire page about the PLAN Anti-Piracy mission.
Let me know what you think.
Re: Somali pirates and Chinese navy
My friend, China has been sending a third frigate, Chowhu (054A 568) from South Sea Fleet to go to Somali with the three ships from East Sea Fleet. So, there are four ships in the 4th Flotilla.
My friend, China has been sending a third frigate, Chowhu (054A 568) from South Sea Fleet to go to Somali with the three ships from East Sea Fleet. So, there are four ships in the 4th Flotilla.