asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
¦^ÂÃ: The PLAN's Future Areas of Operation
having a naval presence in Indian Ocean and at the mouth of the Persian Gulf is important, even France is setting up a land base in Abu Dhabi and for that Gwader provides the perfect location, situated exactly where China needs to be
I hope Pakistan can expand Gwader port and also make it a home for its naval fleet, then PLAN could make visits any time it needs to and also station its naval assets there including nuclear submarines, this would send a clear message to trouble makers in the area, and will also provide China much quicker deployment/access to trouble spots in the Western areas for example Gulf of Aden/Africa etc
Americans are buzzing that area and it can give China chance to "eavesdrop" on American activity
eventually setting up a joint naval task force between Sino-Pak which will enable them to conduct joint operations in and around the Indian Ocean
having a naval presence in Indian Ocean and at the mouth of the Persian Gulf is important, even France is setting up a land base in Abu Dhabi and for that Gwader provides the perfect location, situated exactly where China needs to be
I hope Pakistan can expand Gwader port and also make it a home for its naval fleet, then PLAN could make visits any time it needs to and also station its naval assets there including nuclear submarines, this would send a clear message to trouble makers in the area, and will also provide China much quicker deployment/access to trouble spots in the Western areas for example Gulf of Aden/Africa etc
Americans are buzzing that area and it can give China chance to "eavesdrop" on American activity
eventually setting up a joint naval task force between Sino-Pak which will enable them to conduct joint operations in and around the Indian Ocean