Looks like the security deal with Solomon Islands deal was absolutely needed. I wouldn't be surprised of the Australia and Taiwan secretly incited the riot along with US to begin with...
China is buying 8 times as many iron and steel from India as last year. That suggests massive infrastructure spending. Export to India is down by over a quarter, due to restrictions from Indian side...
News from dyztc (insider) regarding current projects going on at SAC:
There won't be any major aerodynamic modification for J-16. Air force wishes to preserve the flight characteristics of Su-27 family. Changes will mostly be internal.
There is a new variant of WS-10 being developed, but it's...
It's pretty clear what had happened by this point, since Modi admitted no intrusion took place. Indian troops crossed into the Chinese side to dismantle a camp set up by China. They tore down the camp, set tents on fire, assaulted workers and damaged construction equipment. Large group of...
Everybody ran except the tour guide. Looks like a lot more black market labour and prostitutes will be hitting the streets of Taiwan soon.
Mexicans of East Asia
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3604460
http://kval.com/news/local/buddhist-monk-apparently-mistaken-as-muslim-attacked-in-hood-river
How stupid do you have to be when you can't properly identify the group you supposedly hate?
With all the effort focused on China's island building, it's easy to overlook Vietnam's own reclamation program. They have been enlarging the reefs and islands they control for years, with quiet approval from the West. There is absolutely no reason to pay attention to Americans' selective...
http:// news.ifeng.com/mil/2/detail_2013_10/12/30250811_0.shtml
Key points for those that don't read Chinese:
1. HQ-9 has shorter range than S-300, but has faster response time (15 seconds) and engage more targets simultaneously.
2. Against conventional air targets, HQ-9 has greater range than...
Maker of J-15, SAC, lost its CEO today onboard Liaoning aircraft carrier the day after five J-15s successfully landed and took off from the ship for the first time. He was not able to attend the celebratory event after. The cause for death was cardiac arrest. He was treated onboard the ship and...
I'm not going to post the whole article which is quite long. Basically People's Daily posted a piece about Diaoyu Island dispute with Japan. In particular, Japan's recent move to "nationalize" the island. The ending of the article is particularly strong worded, similar to what was said to India...
In these two links, General Chen Bin De stated that China's defence spending is 800 billion in Chinese currency, which is equivilent to 126 billion USD. The official figure is 106 billion USD released by Chinese government few days ago. So he blurted out the budget is 20 billion more than...
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China has had a shortage on copper for the longest time, forcing the military to use steel to manufacture much of its ammunitions, especially for small arms. Steel round shells are bulkier as well as less precise. With the discovery of this, the problem can...
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Today is the 62nd anniversary of PLAAF. A total number of pilots and ground personal that died in the line of duty had reached 1733 since the formation of the air force in 1949. This year there had been 4 deaths. Their names are carved into...
The article below was published by Global Times yesterday. Global Times is a private media group in China, although it has significant degree of government connection. Most consider it a quasi-government news source. The Chinese government often uses it to publish things that are too politically...
In no particular order, by huzhigeng:
CAC didn't get all the projects. SAC also got its own 4th gen. Navy's 4th gen will be a competition between the two. Eventhough SAC has more experience with J-15, CAC will be looking to take their pie.
Both design institutes have their proposals (for...