Thursday, September 17, 2009

The Chinese Have Been Spending Money On Their Military


China To Unveil New Weapons Systems In National Day Parade -- China View

BEIJING, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- Fifty-two types of new weapon systems developed with China's own technologies, including airborne early warning and control (AEWC) aircraft, will be showcased at the military parade celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of New China.

Further cutting-edge weaponry would include sophisticated radar, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and satellite communication devices of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), Lieutenant General Fang Fenghui, general director of the parade, told Xinhua Wednesday.

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My Comment: Any bets that most of these "new" Chinese weapons systems are actually copies of U.S./European weapon systems.

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