China & UK hold 4th defense strategic talks

[Lankan Ranger]

China & UK hold 4th defense strategic talks

China and the UK held the fourth defense strategic talks here on Sunday.

Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Ma Xiaotian and British Vice Chief of Defense Staff Nicholas Houghton co-chaired the one-day talks.

"Facing the changing international situation, it is more necessary and important to strengthen our exchanges and consultation. We have made earnest preparation, and we are candid and open for the discussions. I believe with our joint efforts, the talks will score positive achievements," Ma said.

Houghton said in view of the international security situation, it is important for the two countries to conduct the defense strategic talks. He hoped the two sides would discuss the emerged new problems on the basis of mutual trust and friendship they have built in previous talks.

Ma said the strategic talks is an important exchanges mechanism between the two militaries, and China holds a positive, candid and open attitude towards the continuation of the talks.

"The China-UK comprehensive strategic partnership is bound to be brought to a new high so long as the two sides follow the principle of mutual respect and keep strengthening mutual understanding and trust," Ma said.

He also pledged to further deepen the exchanges and cooperation between the two armed forces.

China, UK hold 4th defense strategic talks

 

[S10]

Hopefully they get some deals done under the table. SAMPSON radar from BAE Systems along with MT-30 from Rolls Royce would make leaders in PLAN drool.

 

[rcrmj]

battleship engines and jet engines they are leading in these fields``

 

[Akasa]

What we really need from Britain is the Eurojet engine.

 

[rcrmj]

What we really need from Britain is the Eurojet engine.

they are leading in 舰船的全电力推进系统，老美还没开始把这个技术实用化`!

 

[below_freezing]

China and UK have a long history, both good and bad. UK was the first Western country to recognize the PRC in January, 1950. If the British Empire comes back (without Hong Kong of course), it would be interesting to see the cooperation between Royal Navy and PLAN. The US was directly responsible for the collapse of the British Empire, hopefully, there are still some British with pride, who hate the US for destroying their great nation.

 

[Akasa]

they are leading in 舰船的全电力推进系统，老美还没开始把这个技术实用化`!

Any country that can deploy that in sizable numbers is able to produce magnetohydrodynamic propulsion systems, which will render the all-electric system useless.

 

[rcrmj]

Any country that can deploy that in sizable numbers is able to produce magnetohydrodynamic propulsion systems, which will render the all-electric system useless.

not getting there -_-``can u explain to me what is 'magnetohydrodynamic propulsion systems'?? maybe in chinese?

 

[Akasa]

not getting there -_-``can u explain to me what is 'magnetohydrodynamic propulsion systems'?? maybe in chinese?

I'm not literate in Chinese, so here's the Google translation:

磁流体推进器

It's a propulsion system that uses induced magnetic fields to push water, allowing ships and submarines to move without using moving parts. This means that it will have essentially zero noise. China's next-generation conventional submarine will feature magnetohydrodynamic propulsion.