China military tech yielding fruits

China military tech yielding fruits
Jan 31, 2008 02:30
JOHNNY512 Points: Join Date: Nov 29, 2004 Status: offline	Through decades of military innovation, China's military industry are yeilding fruits. Since the cold war, China has been relying on Russian military technology. Now, China has the power to say No to Russian techonoly. A piece of news from MOSCOW (Thomson Financial) states thatRussian arms exports to China is in collapse. MOSCOW (Thomson Financial) - Russia's arms industry is suffering a near collapse in exports to China, as military top brass agonise over which technology the neighbouring country should be allowed, defence industry sources told Nezavisimaya Gazeta newspaper. The sources said that Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov would visit China to try to resolve problems in this key relationship before President Vladimir Putin's final term ends in May. From a situation where 40 pct of Russian earnings from arms exports came from China, "recently exports to China of our military equipment and weapons have dropped almost to zero," the paper said. One problem is the recent breakdown of a contract to supply transport and refuelling aircraft after problems at an Uzbek contractor, the paper said. But the main issue is indecision over which technology can safely be sold to China, as well as Beijing's desire to receive licences to do the work itself, the paper said, citing a senior officer overseeing the arms industry. Russia's arms export agency declined to comment on the report when contacted by Agence France-Presse, as did the defence ministry. The paper said Moscow's willingness to deliver cutting-edge technology to India, another major importer of Russian weapons, had "embittered the Chinese generals," the paper said. Russia has sought close military ties with China, particularly through the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, while the two countries have often aligned their policies as permanent members of the United Nations Security Council

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Through decades of military innovation, China's military industry are yeilding fruits. Since the cold war, China has been relying on Russian military technology. Now, China has the power to say No to Russian techonoly.

A piece of news from MOSCOW (Thomson Financial) states thatRussian arms exports to China is in collapse.

MOSCOW (Thomson Financial) - Russia's arms industry is suffering a near collapse in exports to China, as military top brass agonise over which technology the neighbouring country should be allowed, defence industry sources told Nezavisimaya Gazeta newspaper.

The sources said that Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov would visit China to try to resolve problems in this key relationship before President Vladimir Putin's final term ends in May.

From a situation where 40 pct of Russian earnings from arms exports came from China, "recently exports to China of our military equipment and weapons have dropped almost to zero," the paper said.

One problem is the recent breakdown of a contract to supply transport and refuelling aircraft after problems at an Uzbek contractor, the paper said.

But the main issue is indecision over which technology can safely be sold to China, as well as Beijing's desire to receive licences to do the work itself, the paper said, citing a senior officer overseeing the arms industry.

Russia's arms export agency declined to comment on the report when contacted by Agence France-Presse, as did the defence ministry.

The paper said Moscow's willingness to deliver cutting-edge technology to India, another major importer of Russian weapons, had "embittered the Chinese generals," the paper said.

Russia has sought close military ties with China, particularly through the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, while the two countries have often aligned their policies as permanent members of the United Nations Security Council

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