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    Chinese Trainer JL-9, L-15, JL-10, CJ-7 News & Discussions

    Because most of China's fighter jets are equiped with twin engines, the exception is J10. Twin engined trainers jets can simulate the flight charateristics of twin engined fighters jets which are different from single engine fighters.
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    Chengdu J-20 5th Generation Aircraft News & Discussions

    J20 do not do air patrol duties, that is the job of other aircraft which PLAAF has plenty of choices. From KJ200, KJ500, KJ2000 to a comprehensive network of radars and sensors of all kind, from deep space to sea surface and island out posts. F-22 or any other US military assets in Taiwan is a...
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    Chengdu J-20 5th Generation Aircraft News & Discussions

    Personally, I think if a 5th Gen fighter have to do gun fighting, it is already at the losing end. The 5th gen fighter jet are supposed to lock onto its enemy first and fire first at beyond visual range. And pull away after the BVR engagement. If they stay on to fight they are already making...
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    CPEC at a glance

    The Chinese miracle city of Shenzhen took 40 years to develop to its present day status. And its success is due to Deng Xiao Ping's policies in attracting initial direct investments from Hong Kong, Taiwan and overseas Chinese from other countries, and benefitted from a well developed...
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    Shanghai customers unimpressed with iPhone 15 launch

    Check up all youtube videos from this "China Observer". Remind me of SerpentZa.
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    China Helicopter Exposition

    No, there is no such indication. The following might explain why they don't have specially bulit helicopter equivalent to US Marine One. If you notice, there is also no Airforce One in China. They use commercial airline Air China's 747-400 whenever there is an oversea visit for Chairman Xi...
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    China's yuan tumbles to 16-year low

    It is good for China to sell as much US dollar based assets as possible, especially US Treasury bills as the exchange rates will yeild more RMB (remitted inward) for each USD converted. Lower RMB exchange rates also ensure competitiveness of China's export, and gaining more foothold in global...
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    Type 054B FFG News & Discussions

    Two CIWS is a standard configuration for most destroyers and frigates. CIWS are defense weapon of last resort. Incoming missiles are to be intercepted first by HQ-16 or its latest variants, chaff decoy and electronic counter measures. CIWS will be used only if the in-coming missiles pass...
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    Type 054B FFG News & Discussions

    I don't know where you get this information from. Or this is just your personal opinion. China has no lack of qualified naval officers, there are many training facilities ranged from PLAN universities, collages/academies and many training ships. Type 056 (the general purpose patrol variants...
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    China-Thailand railway under smooth construction

    China's first railway was built in 1876 under Qing dynasty government, that is 147 years ago, lasting way more than the 20 years you wrote.
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    Type 054A FFG News & Discussions

    Looks like C28A or an improved variant of C28A that was exported to Algeria. A distintive feature of type C28A is lack of smoke funnel, and a front hull similar to type 071 and type 055.
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    Malaysia detains Chinese ship suspected of looting British WW2 wrecks

    A Malaysian company hired a Chinese registered ship savaged a suspected British WW2 cruiser wreck in Malaysian EEZ water 70 miles off the coast of Kuantan. This part of South China Sea is not disputed water.
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    China Civil Aviation, AVIC (MA600) & COMAC (ARJ21/C919/C929)

    China signed bilateral airworthiness agreements with 27 countries. Meaning no need European or US's FAA certification for C919, ARJ-21, Y-12F, MA-60, MA-600 and MA-700 to fly in these countries. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has a list of countries that have signed Bilateral...
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    China Eastern set to operate C919's first commercial flight on Sunday, flying China's busiest domestic flight route from Shanghai to Beijing

    1,035 sales order received for C919 as at today. At least 100 billion USD sales. COMAC will need to work for at leat 10 years to fullfil current sales orders. They don't care about FAA approval or international orders. New orders will keep coming in because China will need to replace at least...
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    Why are Muslim nations behind the West and the Far East?

    I think the biggest problem for most countries, including Muslim countries, is Brain drain. Losing talented people who emigrate to other countries like UK, US, Australia etc is a common problem among many countries. The top brains emmigrated to UK, US etc will help to make these Western...
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    Awesome! Chinese evacuees got car fixed by Sudan rebel soldiers and posed with their machine gun!

    They even let the Chinese have the machine gun loaded with bullets.
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    Japan's automakers have a made-in-China sales crisis, Total sales of Japanese auto brands in China down 32% year-on-year

    I got this answer from Bing AI chatbot:- According to an article on Just Auto, despite overall Vietnamese Light Vehicle sales surging by 24% year-on-year in 2022, VinFast sales plunged by 32% year-on-year from around 36k units in 2021 to just 24k units in 2022. VinFast’s January 2023 sales were...
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    Japan's automakers have a made-in-China sales crisis, Total sales of Japanese auto brands in China down 32% year-on-year

    The reson that Japanese auto makers lack behind Chinese and Tesla is mainly due to them investing heavily on hydrogen powered cars instead of EV. Looks like they are betting on the wrong horse and have to pay heavy prices. Vietnamese EV cars are basically re-badged cars with European...
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