Indeed excess infrastructure like building bridge to nowhere is a waste of money, but I kinda disagree with you about China is overbuilt. I think it depends on what sector. For example, I read somewhere that China's railway has become a bottle neck for the economy. Even in housing sector with the dwindling prices, many Chinese still don't have their own home. So there are plenty to build and fill. I really hope the navy will pick up the demand for ships, especially in this uncertain time. I'm afraid with all those shifting in power today, the potential for conflict is pretty high.
Chinese shipbuilding industry
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Indeed excess infrastructure like building bridge to nowhere is a waste of money, but I kinda disagree with you about China is overbuilt. I think it depends on what sector. For example, I read somewhere that China's railway has become a bottle neck for the economy. Even in housing sector with the dwindling prices, many Chinese still don't have their own home. So there are plenty to build and fill. I really hope the navy will pick up the demand for ships, especially in this uncertain time. I'm afraid with all those shifting in power today, the potential for conflict is pretty high.
RedMercury
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What about the QW-3? We've seen an ad for a pod launcher version for other FACs.
Maggern
Junior Member
I agree with swoosh. From what I read in the news, I get the feeling China is rather chronically underdeveloped when it comes to infrastructure. Given the Chinese don't have the same nomadic car-culture the Americans have, China still has 1.3 billion people who want to get around. Aside from the well-developed coast, there's more than enough highways and high-speed railways to build in the interior.
But indeed, more military construction would be a blessing to us poor watchers of Chinese military hardware
, and would indeed be interesting. Of course, with all this over-capacity in civilian shipping going on these days, it would be a shame to let that carrier-capable dry dock to remain idle
But indeed, more military construction would be a blessing to us poor watchers of Chinese military hardware
, and would indeed be interesting. Of course, with all this over-capacity in civilian shipping going on these days, it would be a shame to let that carrier-capable dry dock to remain idle 
The problem with the shipping industry worldwide, is that the ships are aging and the new replacement ships are not being supplied fast enough to offset the attrition and retirement. The average age of a merchant ship and tankers are said to be at least two to three decades old, and the majority of the ships running is pre-Cold War. Like the military navies, the commercial navies have to retire their old ships and put in place, newer and more efficient ones. This is why the backlog for new ships run in the years.
Skywatcher
Captain
China is planning to spend a lot of money on nuclear energy with at least a hundred AP-1000s in the making, so they're pretty good on that front.
