China: Nigeria's Chinese-built satellite goes dark (another Made-in-China problem)

Asia Times ^ | 11/18/08 | Peter J Brown

[Dallas59]

Sorry Chinese Amulet.

[PhilDragoo]

A modest proposal, that the glorious Chinese planners invest as much money and effort in a reliable product as in the means to shoot down the competition.

[ikka]

So just install the steering wheel, brakes, acclerator pedals in the back seat! Problem solved ...

[Western Phil]

Looks like they ignored the basic concept you need to impose when buying Chinese electronics. If you want one to work, you need to buy at least two.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Your proposal is not modest, but too radical to be taken seriously.:-)

[Dallas59]

I don’t think they’re even allowed in the States.

[MrB]

I wonder if it was the lead paint or the excess melamine that did it in...

of course, on the bright side, maybe those Nigerian banking emails will slow down.

[MrB]

The Chinese gov’t has so little regard for human life that promoting an unsafe automobile to their public would be seen as doing something for the common good.

The only way you can get them to change their ways is the threat of embarassment.

[Londo Molari]

“Ping!”

Was that the designer’s name?

[PhilDragoo]

Their idea of reform is developing teflon-coated tank treads for easier cleaning after subsequent Tiananmen Square-type Strike Hard exercises.

[Red Badger]

That’s the problem with Chinese satellites. Once you launch one, and hour later you have to launch another one!................

[Red Badger]

lQQks gQQd.............

[OCC]

Time for the Chinese to go back to the American drawing boards.

[org.whodat]

LOL, Chinese junk alert!!!

[EQAndyBuzz]

For the Chinese military, it becomes a nice target to shoot out of the sky with their new laser weapon.

[This_far]

“Nigeria was upbeat and looking forward to 15 years of advanced telecommunications service, ...”

419 upgrade failure

[printhead]

Not to sound like a dumba$$, but what is “a technological standard not meant for Africa but for Asia”? Maybe that ISO-900x isn’t all that international.

[Rappini]

Hey Westlander does Dairy Dan ring a bell.

[Rappini]

I’m sure Klinton’s people will help them out with their problem.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Don't even bring it up. I hate to imagine Nigerian Muslims getting SLBM thanks to Slick.