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100	1		_aLI Nan
700			_aWEUVE Christopher
245			_aChina's aircraft carrier ambitions : _ban update / _cNan Li and Christopher Weuve.
260			_c2010
520			_aDeals with two main themes: what are the necessary pre-requisites for China to acquire aircraft carriers, and what would be the implications of such acquisition. Identifies and discusses four principle interdependent conditions that would enable China to acquire aircraft carriers: these are leadership support, finance, naval strategy, and relevant technologies. Concludes China is likely to develop or acquire medium sized aircraft carriers for "near seas" missions and as experience for subsequent larger "far seas" vessels.
650			_aCHINA _xAIRCRAFT CARRIERS
650			_aCHINA _xNAVAL FORCES
773			_aNaval War College Review : _gVol 63 No 1, Winter 2010, pp.12-31
945			_i31187-1001 _rY _sY
999			_c16640 _d16640