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Dangerous Chinese Military Buildup
Japanese Air (Self-Defense) Force
The major military planes under the command are as follows:
Type.................Number
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F-15J/DJ.........213
F-2A/B.............94
(a variation of F-16)
F-4E..................67
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA%E8%87%AA%E8%A1%9B%E9%9A%8A%E3%81%AE%E8%A3%85%E5%82%99%E5%93%81%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7
US Air Force
The major fighter planes that belong to the US Air force are as follows:
Type.................Number
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F-15.........1,198
F-16.........1,354
F-22..........145
A-10..........357
Chinese Air Force
It is said that Chinese Air Force has the following advanced planes:
Type.................Number
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Su-27/30.........150
J-11.............100
J-10..................200
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903461304576525870080832068.html
If it is scheduled that China and the coalition of Japan and the US are entering war with each other in three years, Japan would produce 1,000 F-15s (on a license vase) and the US would 3,000 F-15s while blocking trade with China who would then produce only a hundred or so advanced attack planes.
It is out of question. China cannot make war against the US and Japan from the beginning. Stupid journalists in the world are shouting that China is going to overwhelm Japan and the US with its air force soon. Before China starts to mobilize resources for war, 10,000 riots will be set off in all the Chinese cities, towns, and villages to topple the stupid Chinese Communist regime.
List of notable defense contractors worldwide
In Japan nobody would proudly say that he or she works in a defense company if he or she does.
Japan is a peace loving country as a national policy, so that nobody in Japan would proudly say that he or she works in a defense company if he or she does. But circumstances must be very different in the US, the UK. France, Italy, and the EU.
2009 rank | Company (country) | 2009 arms sales (US$ m.) | Arms sales as share of company’s total sales (%), |
1 | Lockheed Martin (USA) | 33430 | 70 |
2 | BAE Systems (UK) | 33250 | 95 |
3 | Boeing (USA) | 32300 | 48 |
4 | Northrop Grumman(USA) | 27000 | 77 |
5 | General Dynamics(USA) | 25590 | 78 |
6 | Raytheon(USA) | 21030 | 91 |
7 | EADS (EU) | 17900 | 28 |
8 | Finmeccanica (Italy) | 13280 | 52 |
9 | L-3 Communications(USA) | 13010 | 82 |
10 | United Technologies(USA) | 11110 | 17 |
11 | Thales Group (France) | 10200 | 58 |
12 | SAIC(USA) | 8030 | 73 |
13 | Computer Sciences Corp.(USA) | 6050 | 34 |
14 | Honeywell (USA) | 5380 | 15 |
15 | KBR(USA) | 4990 | 50 |
16 | SAFRAN(France) | 4740 | 26 |
17 | ITT Corp.(USA) | 4730 | 44 |
18 | General Electric(USA) | 4700 | 3 |
19 | Rolls-Royce(UK) | 4140 | 28 |
20 | AM General(USA) | 3720 | . . |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_contractor
State of Chinese Defense Industry
China is a military state.
No one in China is allowed to criticize the Chinese military. And, probably no one in China is allowed to criticize the Chinese weapon industry.
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Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC)
Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) is a corporation, centered on aviation, but capable of providing whole-value chain services to customers in many fields, from research and development to operation and from manufacturing to finance. Its business units cover Defense, Transport Aircraft, Engine, Helicopter, Avionics and Systems, General Aviation, Aviation Research, Flight Test, Trade and Logistics, Assets Management, Finance Services, Engineering Planning and Construction, Automobile and etc. It owns almost 200 member companies, over 20 listed companies and approximately 400,000 employees. It is the first Chinese defense enterprise listed as the World Top500. On July 8 of 2010, AVIC ranked 330 among the newly published Fortune Top 500 enterprises.
http://www.china-defense-mashup.com/defense-manufactuers-data/aviation-industry-group
Most of the firms are subsidiaries of the eight-year-old China Aviation Industry Corp (AVIC). AVIC is divided into two divisions, AVIC I and II. The more predominately military of the two divisions, AVIC I describes itself as an ultra-large, state-owned enterprise with 240,000 employees that has mass-produced fighters, bombers, trainers and reconnaissance aircraft. It controls 47 manufacturing facilities, 31 research-and-development institutions, and 22 specialized companies, including Shenyang Aircraft Corp., Chengdu Aircraft Corp., Xi'an Aircraft Corp. and Shanghai Aviation Industrial Corp.
AVIC II, a "state-authorized investment organization under the direct management of the Central Government," controls 78 industrial enterprises, including the Hongdu Aviation Industry Group, Hanzhong Aviation Industry Co. and Changhe Aircraft Industry Group. The division is largely dedicated to commercial development, yet it has produced more than 5,500 aircraft, 700 helicopters, 23,000 aircraft engines and 10,000 tactical missiles.
Each year, AVIC I and II firms export commercial and civil airplane parts worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
In 2004, the 56-year-old Shenyang Aircraft - dubbed "the cradle of China's jet fighter aircraft" for its more than 20 models of aircraft, including the J-6 Farmer and J-8 Finback fighters - exported commercial parts worth $300 million to Airbus, BAE Systems, Boeing and De Havilland.
The same year, Chengdu Aircraft, which has built more than 2,500 planes of more than 10 types, including the recent Xiaolong (Fierce Dragon) fighter, posted more than $100 million in commercial exports. Its contracts included the assembly of MD-80/90 nose sections, Boeing 757 empennage, A320 rear passenger door and the No. 3 fuel tank for Dassault F-2000EX business aircraft.
And the deals keep coming. In June, Boeing signed contracts worth $500 million with four AVIC I and II subsidiaries to produce components for the 747 and the new 787 Dreamliner. Xi'an Aircraft will produce in-board wing flaps for the Boeing 747 and Hafei Aviation Co. will supply composite parts. And Tianjin-based BHA Aero Composites, a joint venture between AVIC I, Hexcel, and 40-percent partner Boeing, will supply composite panels for the 787 vertical fins.
Chengdu, which builds forward-entry and overwing-exit doors for the Next-Generation 737, will make ailerons and spoilers for the 747. It was selected as a 787 supplier in 2004, and on June 28, the first CAC-built composite 787 rudder came off the floor and headed for Everett, Wash., for installation on the first 787, to be delivered in 2008. On July 2, Bombardier Aerospace announced a joint venture with AVIC I to develop 90- and 149-seat versions of the ARJ21-900 commercial aircraft, set to begin production this year and enter service in 2011.
The China North Industries Group Corporation (CNGC) CNGC has a registered capital of RMB 254 billion(US$30 billion), Its main business is supplying products for the Chinese military. It also develops high technology civilian use machinery, chemicals, construction machinery, and other products.
China North Industries Group Corporation(CNGC) is a state-owned extremely large group established by the State Council AS an organization whose investment is authorized by the state government,it operates in the way of a state-holding corporation and is managed by the central government.CNGC has underneath 131 owned or holding enterprises,companies and research institutions,such as China North Industries Corporation(NORINCO),the Inner Mongolian No.1 Machine-building Group Corporation and the North Industries Group Finance Corporation ect.It Has 456,000 employees and a registered capital of 25.4 billion RMB.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/china/norinco.htm
Military Industry | Trends | |||
Enterprise | Staff | |||
AVIC | 400,000 | |||
CHAIG | 4,300 | |||
CAC | 14,000 | |||
GAIG | 51,000 | |||
HAI | 3,200 | |||
HAMC | 16,000 | |||
HAIG | 10,000 | |||
NAMC | 10,000 | |||
SAC | 10,000 | |||
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SAC | 30,000 | |||
XAC | 20,000 | |||
CSSC | 95,000 | |||
10,000 | ||||
CSIC | 170,000 | |||
NORINCO (G) | 456,000 | |||
CSG | 260,000 | |||
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/china/industry.htm
(to be continued...)
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There is a theory that TPP is an American strategy to contain China.
However, for the Obama Administration to increase employment in America, it should request China to revalue its currency yuan. However, the US Democratic Party has been traditionally friendly to China. Former President Mr. Clinton respected China more than Japan. President Mr. Obama does not look like resolutely standing China. But, he must also realize that trade with China is a major cause of the high unemployment in the US as China is a major cause of deflation in Japan. So, it is very interesting whether the Obama Administration can take a severe attitude against China. But one thing true is that America, whether governed by Republicans or Democrats, cannot accept military hegemony of China over South East Asia. It is pride of America.
Anyway, if the US Democratic Administration, traditionally friendly with China, starts to contain China through TPP, or though a closer tie with Japan, a possible Republican administration of the US in 2013 would be a real threat to China.
Mat 11:21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.