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To: knighthawk
China "has become the world's fourth country that is capable of developing on its own advanced fighter planes, engines and missiles,"

Fourth? Sweden, the UK, Italy, France, Russia, the US, Japan...

5 posted on 01/06/2007 9:16:00 AM PST by rogue yam
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To: rogue yam
Fourth? Sweden, the UK, Italy, France, Russia, the US, Japan...

Strike Italy and the UK from that list of yours. Neither country has much in the way of an aerospace industry -- or, put it this way, if you include them, then you also have to include Spain, Israel and Germany.

8 posted on 01/06/2007 9:19:04 AM PST by Alter Kaker ("Whatever tears one sheds, in the end one always blows one's nose." - Heine)
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To: rogue yam

It also reflects China's attempts to develop homegrown technology and intellectual property to avoid paying licensing fees to foreign companies.

"developing homegrown tech" in much the same way a burgler breaks into a home to avoid paying DVD player purchase fees


9 posted on 01/06/2007 9:21:25 AM PST by daku ("Behold this creature that walks like a man. It wants ketchup on its hot dog.")
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To: rogue yam

"China "has become the world's fourth country that is capable of developing on its own advanced fighter planes, engines and missiles,"

"Fourth? Sweden, the UK, Italy, France, Russia, the US, Japan..."

Consider the ignorant retards that wrote this crap:
"Teheran Times"


27 posted on 01/06/2007 11:54:01 AM PST by Levante
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