Purchasing seems to be the only way for poor nations to develop aircraft carriers.Capt. Zhang Zhaozhong, Chinese navy's top aircraft carrier expert |
I don't think that size of the vessel is the main reason why the Turkish authorities are not allowing to pass. I don't know what the actual reason is.Oleh Firsov, Varyag's chief engineer at Ukraine's Nikolayev shipyard |
You know, we don't call it the Varyag any more. We've got a new name. We call it the Alcatraz.Ray Aba Gatnam, Filipino master of the Sandy Cape |
Since the straits are not going to get bigger this platform should get smaller.Ramazan Mirzaoglu, Turkish Maritime Affairs Minister |
We are a small party caught in between two bigger parties - China and Turkey.Joop Timmermans, the head of ITC |
Strictly speaking, anything can be moved anywhere.Andreas Tsavliris, the head of Tsavliris |
We believe the main purpose for China buying the carrier is not to use it against Taiwan. But the possibility of other uses is still there.Li Chieh, Navy commander-in-chief |
America and Turkey were worried and tried to block the purchase because I was once a military man, but a person can't always choose his identity and background.Xu Zengping, one of Chinluck's directors |
The boldest gamblers might bet on the future of the Varyag.Gambling Magazine |
For God's sake, never gamble heavily and if you can avoid it, dont ever gamble.Stanley Ho, Macau casino king |
The cost of converting the Varyag is enormous. China's carrier capability is some years away.Commodore Stephen Saunders, Jane's Fighting Ships |
