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AFAIK China offer is 3 for $1billion. So it's closer to $330million, but for some reason they still lose to much more expensive Korean frigate.

From your own source FFK Ulsan class Frigate Korea (FFK)

But not if we compare to Europe especially England coal at that time. England coal is easier to mine, near populations center and river. If you goggle it, plenty thesis/report/paper about early Industrial revolution usually list England's coal field location and access as one of England major...

You are forgetting Europe natural advantage. There's good reason why the steam engine is found in England where there's an abundant amount of dirt cheap coal (because the early steam engine is very inefficient) and natural barrier that can protect advancement from 'natural disaster' (Mongol)...

Just ignore him. Unless he is Xi Jin Ping himself or someone in the very top of China government, his talking style shows that he is just some delusional dude that need to stroke his ego by pretending he is someone important ......

Chance are, it could be a smart hoax, with a single hidden cable go to standard power outlet to generate all that mysterious energy.....

Just curious, with the usual semi wet condition on patrol/fishing ship, is there any danger of getting self electrocute when using taser on the ship?

Yes, Shanghai tower cost twice, but it's almost three time higher and brand new. Beside there's cheaper and also iconic Plaza hotel owned by Indian on sale in NY right now..

$1.95b for almost 100 year old building, iconic but overpriced purchased?

Either the journalist need to add 1 more zero or it's going to be the best bargain airplane ever :cheesy: For comparison http://www.aircraftcompare.com/subcategory/Passenger-Turbo-Props/8

Too far fetched, there's no guarantee that philippine will only buy US made jet only. Beside as last resort, as long as they have the money, good chance Russia willing to sell to them.

90%? That's the variance of Suharto's myth to incited hatred against the Chinese, to hide his family corruption. The majority of business in Indonesia is hold by the Government. After that you still have other ethnic tycoon and foreign business investment (Freeport Newmont, Exon, etc). Ignoring...

There's huge difference between helping Conglomerate grow and making unprofitable company to become even more unprofitable. Beside i also not 100% agree with they way past Government especially Suharto, helping the conglomerate grow. The decision to buy should be up to Garuda, not by...

I don't like this part. Even now both Garuda and Citylink still need government help to stay operational. If R-80 is good enough Garuda and Citylink will buy it, without anyone forcing it. But if it's bad.....it will become a very bad joke. Government is pushing Garuda to buy R-80 so Habibie can...

Maybe because their country just getting rich in the last 30-40 years. Most of the older generation still alive, they remember the memory when they are poor and manage to impart that memory to their descendant. How good an East Asian country social security net compare to a Western country...

It's hard to pursue happiness when you don't have enough money to go to doctor, kid school, etc2. You need to remember, most of Asian countries don't have good social net and just recently most of that country is a poor country. When someone grows up in poor family, usually they will put more...

Fijian demonstrated courage by following order to surrender. While Filipino showing cowardice because they don't want follow order to surrendered, so they endangered Fijian lives, who are only now endangered because of the surrender order they received....... Circular logic?

Turkey hate both country equally :ph34r:

Don't blame the US for the weapon quality, it's well known that US made weapon is the most expensive to procure. I think, expecting free top of the line of weapon is a bit much, unless your country have great strategic importance (Pakistan, Afgan, Egypt) or Israel. I seriously don't believe and...

As other say, temporary pain for long term gain especially if our government can divert the subsidy money for building infrastructure. Because if we do nothing and keep the subsidy the alternative is long term bleeding. Easy gain example, plenty of our smaller harbor don't have crane for...