The more you know: Australia is so stupid that, in the 80s, we inadvertently helped China get its first aircraft carrier... Because derp. I mean, we've been increasingly verging on "vassal state" territory for a long time, but still... - Kotaku In Action 2

The more you know: Australia is so stupid that, in the 80s, we inadvertently helped China get its first aircraft carrier... Because derp. I mean, we've been increasingly verging on "vassal state" territory for a long time, but still... (archive.is)

posted 3 years ago by bamboozler1 3 years ago by bamboozler1 +70 / -2

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– bamboozler1 [S] 17 points 3 years ago +17 / -0

Salient text: "Melbourne was paid off from RAN service in 1982. A proposal to convert her for use as a floating casino failed, and a 1984 sale was cancelled, before she was sold for scrap in 1985 and towed to China for breaking. The scrapping was delayed so Melbourne could be studied by the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) as part of a secret project to develop a Chinese aircraft carrier and used to train PLAN aviators in carrier flight operations."

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– throwawayicanremembe 1 point 3 years ago +1 / -0

That's...almost as bad as leaving a bunch of high tech weapons and gadgets in stockpiles behind as you flee China's new ally.

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