From RIA Novosti:MOSCOW, March 10 (RIA Novosti) - Russia has refused to sell its Su-33 carrier-based fighters to China over fears that Beijing could produce cheaper export versions of the aircraft, a Russian daily said on Tuesday.
The Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper said that China and Russia had been in negotiations on the sale of 50 of the Su-33 Flanker-D fighters, to be used on future Chinese aircraft carriers, since 2006, but that the talks collapsed recently over China's request for an initial delivery of two aircraft for a "trial."
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Update: Russia cancels sale of Su-33 fighters to China to prevent their pirate copies -- Pravda
Update #2: Do it yourself: Russia blocks China’s copycat efforts -- RT
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