Posted on 12/26/2016 10:51:28 AM PST by Mariner
In November 2016, China held its major biennial air show in Zhuhai. The event brought in 700 exhibitors as potential customers from Africa and Asia flocked to see Beijing’s military wares.
The main focus of interest was, of course, China’s new J-20 stealth fighter — the country’s next-generation warplane — as the air show was the site of the plane’s first public demonstration.
But the Chinese arms industry is also having trouble, according to the December 2016 edition of O.E. Watch, the newsletter for the U.S. Army’s Foreign Military Studies Office. “Despite this attention, China still faces a number of hurdles in the defense trade industry,” the newsletter noted.
“The global perception of the Chinese defense industry is less than adequate. Some of the perceptions are due to malfunctioning systems or defective weapon designs. Additionally, China lacks extra services, such as training and the maintenance of equipment and arms. Some countries also lack political trust in China.”
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They can buy the same stuff at Wal-Mart?
...nothing from Harbor Freight with a motor ever lasts?
Almost all lawnmowers and gas-powered lawn tools are made in China. All of us are often stunned by the price at the hardware store.
But in two short years they always seem to find their way to the dump.
Small motor repair shops have gone the way of the cobbler as a result.
“It’s all cheap junk and futuristic models.”
Just like all the crap at Walmart, Target and the local mall. All of it made in China.
...nothing from Harbor Freight with a motor ever lasts?
LOL, I guess the truth hurts?
Anyone who has ever bought a Lifan ATV would know why no one wants their airplanes.
They throw in the spyware and other malware for free.
How could anyone possibly object to that?
Last time I tried to get someone to look at a lawnmower that wouldn’t start, there was a six week wait and a $75 minimum charge.
I gave it away and bought a new piece of crap for $125.
I used it for three years, then it wouldn’t start. I bought another piece of crap and gave away the prior piece of crap.
There wasn’t anything really wrong with either of them that a carburetor kit wouldn’t fix, but I don’t have the time, the tools, or a workspace to do it, and paying someone to do it was impracticable.
So I buy new and give the old one to someone who has the time and tools.
Because 30 minutes after you use them you find you need to use them again?
Blame Congress, not the Chicoms. It is the alcohol added to your gasoline that is causing the problem. The engine could be made by Rolls Royce and it still won’t start after using gasohol for a while.
“I used it for three years, then it wouldn’t start.”
Often due to ethanol in gas. Can’t totally blame them for our crap gas. I pay the extra money for no-ethanol and carbs stay clean.
They stole the designs from someone else anyway.
A flimsy knock-off that merely looks like the real thing might work to some extent in apparel, furnishings and even automobiles, but when it comes to weaponry it’s got to do more than just look the part and function marginally for a few years.
Maybe China should open a worldwide chain of new stores called “Harbor Freight - Military Edition”. Governments could buy cheap Chinese arms that could be used a few times before they broke or fell apart, but potentially still have value because they were so cheap to start with. So what if a missile fails to hit its target every time? Just buy three of them for less than the price of one good U.S. missile.
“Small motor repair shops have gone the way of the cobbler as a result.”
yeah, for one thing, good luck in finding replacement parts for a lot of the Chinese branded stuff. Basic replaceable parts like bearings are oddball sizes, in many cases simply one-off runs.
Cause it’s made in China.
Throw in cheap metal. My lawn mowers still run, but the decks come apart within 2-3 years. I would not want to be flying in a jet made of the same quality materials.
I may try that, the next time I buy a piece-of-crap mower.
Maybe the world has cottoned on to the fact that the label “Made in China” means it’s crap.
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