2012-07-26 — China’s defence ministry on Thursday labelled as “fictitious” a case in which United Technologies Co. admitted selling software in contravention of U.S. export rules that helped Beijing develop its first modern military attack helicopter.
United Technologies said last month its two subsidiaries, Pratt & Whitney Canada and Hamilton Sundstrand Corp, agreed to pay more than $75 million to the U.S. government to settle criminal and administrative charges related to the violations.
But the Chinese defence ministry, in the first official response, denied having anything to do with the incident, insisting its helicopter programme relied purely on indigenous know-how.
“To say that China stole U.S. technology in the process of developing helicopter gunships is seriously out of kilter with the facts,” spokesman Yang Yujun said in a statement posted on the ministry’s website.
“China’s development of helicopter gunships has all along been done upholding the principles of standing on ones own and independent innovation, relying on our own strength for development and production,” he added.
“China’s helicopter gunships and its engines are all self-developed and produced and we own all the intellectual property rights.”
U.S. federal prosecutors said United Technologies knew that its export of modified software to China would allow Beijing to test and develop its new military helicopter, called the Z-10, using 10 engines that had been legally exported as commercial items.
They said the company harmed national security while trying to gain access to China’s lucrative civilian helicopter market. United Technologies said it accepted responsibility for the violations and deeply regretted that they had occurred.
The case comes amid growing U.S. concerns about China’s military expansion and escalating electronic espionage.
Federal authorities have brought five major cases since last February, involving everything from drone technology to radiation-hardened computers used in satellite communications.
Western experts say the Z-10, first delivered to China’s People’s Liberation Army in 2009, is developing into one of the world’s most modern and capable combat helicopters.
More lies from the commies,what else is new?!
Its definitely a Chinese engine. China doesnt have military relations with anyone else.
I’ll tell you what is old, it’s pyro who can’t eat the grape and saying it’s sour. That’s the whole purpose of him being here.
There are many countries without the effort of U.S blocking arms export that fail to produce anything. Yet It’s China with U.S’s every attempt to block and stall the effort coming up with more advanced weapons year after year.
The story here about Pratt & Whitney Canada and Hamilton Sundstrand Corp,selling China software in contravention of U.S. export rules that helped Beijing develop its first modern military attack helicopter is 100% fact! Look it up! There are hundreds of documents proving this story fact!
Its funny how China could not develop an attack helicopter for the longest time,but misteriously,after our supposed allies sell China technology,they all of a sudden developed one?! Come on,you too are so blind,facts could smack you right in the face and you wouldn’t see it! Because you choose not to! Either way,The U.S. has had fighter helis for so long,your rookie pilots wouldn’t stand a chance anyway!
Its crap. Its Chinese hardware, what does non-Chinese software have anything to do with it. And it still has nothing to do with the attack helicopter’s engines.
“Its funny how China could not develop an attack helicopter for the longest time”
take your finger out your ass and too, zip ur mouth shut of spewing lies. China is on pace of developing all platform of weapons at the same time.
So this time it’s not accusing reverse engineering but saying a piece of software can help make engines???
It’s just renewed cold war effort by the U.S government and new wave of tightening the arm embargo on China, which don’t matter anyway.
Yeap, everythibg is copied.what else is true with China?
to china keep your pace for your country and military advancement don’t mind
the americans they are now on the offensive trying its best to restrain your
achievements and hardwork and some day your country will be at par with
USA or far better. good luck.
Bleh…Its all a facade.