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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2010 16:32:54 GMT
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Post by spindrift on Apr 13, 2010 18:07:06 GMT
Very impressive.... we'd all better watch out!
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Post by fumobici on Apr 13, 2010 18:18:36 GMT
I can see it now- the all Chinese built NATO and American military air fleets of the future. Why not, you can't buy anything else made outside China any more?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2010 19:35:32 GMT
Totally normal to me. Airbus has signed a major contract for thousands of airliners to be built in China in the coming years. It is the country of the future.
I just hope that it doesn't feel a need to use its military equipment.
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Post by fumobici on Apr 13, 2010 21:35:53 GMT
China has never had much in the way of imperialist or expansionist ambitions compared to most nations of its historical power and size. I'm sure a few nearby neighbors and residents of peripheral provinces that have been absorbed would take exception but they've overall been well behaved indeed compared to Europeans.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2010 22:17:59 GMT
China has never had much in the way of imperialist or expansionist ambitions compared to most nations of its historical power and size.
But this is a new era, fumobici. Although impressive, it's worrying, when you take into account how ruthless the Chinese can be (look at Tibet, their human rights record etc). Yes, let's hope they never think of using these amazing machines in the future...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2010 22:36:42 GMT
Can you think of any other powers that have not been "ruthless" in the past, Deyana? Egypt, Greece, Ottoman Empire, Japan, United States, France, Germany, England, Spain...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2010 22:54:55 GMT
That's a good point, Kerouac. And that's why it's so worrying. What does the future hold for us all? We have killing machines coming out of our ears it seems. Everyone is in competition to produce the next, even more elite, even more dangerous fighting weapon. Even India is getting in on the act.
India and China alone make up a third of the world's population, something to be reckoned with...and to think about.
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Post by gertie on Apr 21, 2010 14:55:41 GMT
goodness I'm not sure I will ever sleep well again after seeing this thread and that report.  |
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Post by hwinpp on Apr 29, 2010 8:04:06 GMT
They don't look very threatening to me, at least compared to their competitors from Europe, America, Russia, France or Sweden.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2010 20:36:23 GMT
Just propaganda then you reckon, hw? They do like displaying them though.
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Post by hwinpp on Apr 30, 2010 3:33:38 GMT
I haven't googled them but I'd think they're made with Soviet/ Russian technology from the 80s or early 90s.
Never heard of them being bought overseas.
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