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The greatest significance of China's fifth generation fighter is not only a deterrent to U.S. imperialism, but also a milestone that Chinese reproduce the self-confidence when the Chinese Han and Tang Dynasties: 1, for the first time in China is no longer in the forefront of technological imitation and the cottage, out of his way. 2, breaking a hundred years can not go beyond the formation of the Western myth of invincibility that the resulting inferiority complex. The psychological impact of the Chinese people is the biggest obstacle to innovation. Since the Yellow Emperor to the Han and Tang Dynasties, the Chinese has never lacked for innovation, and why, The Harbourside dictates the self-confidence! Then people gradually by ideology (Confucianism) constraints. Decline until the late Qing Dynasty autistic full, resulting in a serious inferiority complex in front of foreigners is not confident of the Group Psychology. How can such a mentality of innovation? Turned out to four ge...

India and China to intensify military ties Beijing, May 29 (IANS) India and China, who fought a bitter war four decades ago, Monday agreed to intensify cooperation in the defence field, envisaging joint exercises by their armed forces and counter-terrorism measures. Visiting Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee and his Chinese counterpart Gen. Cao Gangchuan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that 'provides a formal basis for the defence and military exchanges that have been taking place between the two countries in the last few years'. According to the Indian defence ministry officials, the MoU singles out the following fields: * Holding of joint military exercises and training programmes in the field of search and rescue, anti-piracy, counter-terrorism and other areas of mutual interest. Each side will invite senior military officers of the other side to witness designated military exercises. * Frequent exchanges between the leaders and high-level functionaries of ...

U.S. commander says China aims to be a 'global military' power 2010-12-28 (China Military News cited from asahi.com and written by YOICHI KATO) -- Adm. Robert Willard, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, said he believes that China aspires to become a "global military (power)" by extending its influence beyond its regional waters. "In the capabilities that we're seeing develop, that is fairly obvious," Willard told The Asahi Shimbun in a recent exclusive interview in Hawaii. "They are focused presently on what they term their 'near seas'--the Bohai, Yellow Sea, South China Sea, East China Sea," he said. "(But) I think they have an interest in being able to influence beyond that point." Willard also said he believes that China's anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) system, known as "aircraft carrier killer," has achieved initial operational capability (IOC), even though "it will continue to undergo testing ・...

Moscow, Dec. 25: After years of trying, Chinese engineers still can't make a reliable engine for a military plane, or a missile to strike a warship. According to the Washington Post, Chinese officials told Russian Defense Minister Anatoly E. Serdyukov last month that they might resume buying major Russian weapons systems after a break of several years. On their wish list are the Su-35 fighter, for a planned Chinese aircraft carrier; IL-476 military transport planes; IL-478 air refueling tankers and the S-400 air defense system, according to Russian news reports and weapons experts. According to the WP report, this persistent dependence on Russian arms suppliers demonstrates a central truth about the Chinese military - that the bluster about the emergence of a superpower is undermined by national defense industries that can't produce what China needs. Although the United States is making changes in response to China's growing military power, experts and officials believe it ...

U.S.-Chinese War Games Ratchet Up The top U.S. commander in the Pacific says the Chinese military has developed and begun deploying a new missile capable of sinking U.S. aircraft carriers. Adm. Robert Willard says the DF-21D is designed to be fired into space as a ballistic missile, homing in on its target as it returns to Earth. A top Pentagon official warned earlier this month that such Chinese weapons "threaten our primary means of projecting power: our bases, our sea and air assets, and the networks that support them." Anything that seriously threatens U.S. aircraft carriers in the western Pacific calls into question the Pentagon's entire war plan for defending Taiwan against aggression from the Chinese mainland. Such carefully-calibrated chatter is all part of a sizing up that has been underway for several years between the U.S. and China. Apparently, there's a rule in some quarters that the top two major powers must be foes, even if they're m...

China's military must be self-reliant, says minister China's military buildup will correspond with the rapidly developing economy and enhanced national power, Defence Minister Liang Guanglie said. 'China's armed forces could only depend on themselves, not others, to ensure modernization and the development of equipment,' China Daily reported quoting Liang Wednesday. 'In the next five years, our economy and society will develop faster, boosting comprehensive national power. 'The developments will provide an even more stable material base to our defence and military buildup,' Liang said at the headquarters of the Chinese military in Beijing. 'We'll take the opportunity and speed up modernization of the military according to plans already made,' he said. The Communist Party of China (CPC) has discussed the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015), which includes a blueprint for the military buildup, and has left it for approval by the Nationa...

Photo: China – Shenyang J-XX Stealth Fighter / Flight Concept Photo - irandefence.net The signs have been there for some time. In 1997, the US Office of Naval Intelligence stated their conviction that a 4th generation stealth fighter was under development in China. Then in December, 2008, the highly respected "Jane's All the World's Aircraft" went on record saying that China has been developing a “heavyweight” stealth fighter for many years. In 2005, a former Northrup B2 design engineer was arrested for selling highly classified data about the B-2 and its stealth design to China. Noshir Gowadia has admitted to the charges and so there is no question that the propulsion system and stealth design features of the B-2 have been studied intensively by those designing fighters and bombers for China's People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). Photo: China – Shenyang JXX / J14 - concept Aviation art - Karl Toussaint In April 2009, China cyberwar experts attacked t...