Daily Archives: May 24, 2011

Indian Army delegation to visit China next month

2011-05-25 (China Military News cited from indiatimes.com) — India and China will hold their annual defence dialogue (AAD) later this year “at a mutually convenient date”, even as an Indian Army delegation is all set to visit Beijing next month … Continue reading

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Over 100 lawmakers in US support arms sales to Taiwan

2011-05-25 (China Military News cited from chinapost.com.tw) — A senior official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged the U.S. government to sell advanced arms to Taiwan, including more sophisticated military hardware equipment like F-16 C/D fighter jets, as more … Continue reading

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AVIC Xi’an to sell four MA60 planes to Peruvian airline

2011-05-25 (China Military News cited from Xinhua) — AVIC Xi’an Aircraft Industry (Group) Co., maker of Modern Ark 60 (MA60) passenger planes, confirmed Tuesday that it had signed a contract to sell four MA60s to a Peruvian airline express company. … Continue reading

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Hainan: a key locale in China’s future space exploration

2011-05-25 (China Military News cited from Xinhua) — China has successfully launched a space environment-monitoring rocket from the tropical island province of Hainan. The rocket launch is part of the country’s space monitoring ‘Meridian Project’, a Chinese Government-supported, ground-based network … Continue reading

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China hopes Iran to start new round of nuclear talks with G5+1

2011-05-25 (China Military News cited from Xinhua) — China on Tuesday again called on Iran to start a new round of nuclear talks with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (G5+1) at an early date. … Continue reading

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A new training mode for pilot instructors in Chinese Air Force

2011-05-25 (China Military News cited from PLA Daily) — According to Xinhua News Agency, the first centralized training of new pilot instructors organized by the Air Force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) drew to an end recently at … Continue reading

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