Toronto--The first spy mission payoff for the People's Republic of China was boldly displayed earlier this summer when China put its new missile destroyers out on public view.
China's military disclosed that its two new warships are equipped with aegis-style battle management systems–admittedly stolen from the United States.
Undergoing sea trials since July, the two Luyang II missile destroyers are Beijing's first aegis-type ships. Now that they have the american technology in hand, there will be more to come.
"U.S. intelligence officials say China stole the technology for the aegis battle management system by setting up a front company in the United States that became a subcontractor for the aegis system manufacturer." (East-asia-Intel.com).
The Chinese also showed two other new guided missile destroyers, known as Luyang I.
Both types of destroyers are equipped with Russian military equipment and weapons, including missiles, as well as indigenous Chinese anti-ship missiles.
The four warships are part of China's military buildup that U.S. officials say is designed for more than just a Taiwan conflict. The Chinese are building a deep-water navy able to project power--especially against the United States.
The Chinese military's display of destroyers with stolen technology follows directly on the heels of the war games China has embarked upon with Russia.
China's entrée into war games predates 9/11 by only one month. On august 11, 2001, the People's Liberation army (PLa) entered maneuvers, considered the largest military exercises ever held in a 52-year history. The announced aim of this strategy was to "simulate" an invasion of the Taiwan-controlled Penghu Islands (Pescadores), halfway between the Fujian coast and Taiwan as the first stage of a major operation against Taiwan.
"These war games involved at least 100,000 elite PLa troops from units in Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong provinces; hundreds of fighters; dozens of naval vessels and a good number of air defense and 2nd artillery (Strategic Missile Troops) units." (NewsMax.com, august 2001).
Western military experts have long comforted themselves by pointing out the weakness and aging warships of the PLa Navy (PLaN).
Their comfort level took a nosedive on July 19, 2005.
Meantime media reports raising the alarm about the potential for danger because of the increasing number of Chinese spies operating as fronts in North american businesses seem to have failed.
The horse is now out of the barn.
Canada Free Press founding editor Most recent by Judi McLeod is an award-winning journalist with 30 years experience in the print media. Her work has appeared on Newsmax.com, Drudge Report, Foxnews.com, Glenn Beck. Judi can be reached at: judi@canadafreepress.com
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