Chinese Navy: Operational Challenge or Potential Partner?

I urge you all to WATCH THE VIDEO of the USNI/AFCEA West 2013 conference panel: “Chinese Navy: Operational Challenge or Potential Partner?” Particularly, Toshi Yoshihara at 38:20. Panelists include: Moderator Dr. David M. Finkelstein Vice President and Director, China Studies, Center for Naval Analyses Dr. Jacqueline Deal President and CEO, Long-Term Strategy Group CAPT James…

Is China’s J-31 Stealth Fighter Going Navy All The Way?

A Chinese CCTV news program about the life of late Lou Yang, who oversaw the Shenyang J-15 Flying Shark carrier-borne fighter project, briefly (6:01) showed a model of the Shenyang J-31 Falcon Eagle stealth fighter armed with anti-ship missiles. They do look like the YJ-82 Eagle Strike (C-802), which is a standard anti-ship missile used…