Re: Diaoyutai dispute weapon system
The PLA, PLAN, PLAAF are all political organisations, as well as the Chinese armaments industry. If politics are not allowed, then you shouldn't talk about anything to do with these organisations and entities.
Here is the political officer of the Chinese carrier on the right of the picture. See, the captain is the political officer's right hand man - the boss is the CCP representative. Symbolisms are important to the Chinese. They would not have arranged the standing positions of these men without careful consideration.
Political consciousness of the Chinese soldier is what allows him to follow his leader to hell and back without wavering. To discount this facet of the Chinese military is what caused MacArthur to beg for the use of nuclear weapons against men armed with bugles and gongs. Then, as it is now, it is not what weapon against what other weapon that determines who wins, but what the fighting men believes in. If someone believes in something, he can beat the crap out of you with a gong against your machine gun.