China-Eyes U.S. Defense Contracts

[bossy22]

Source: Wall Street Journal

BEIJING—The maker of China's new stealth fighter jet has teamed up with a tiny, unprofitable California company to try to launch bids for U.S. defense contracts, possibly including one to supply Chinese helicopters to replace the aging Marine One fleet used by the president, according to people involved in the partnership.

Any Chinese bids for this or another contract under discussion would be certain to meet intense political resistance and would appear to have very little chance of success given mounting U.S. concern about China's military power and long-term strategic goals, and the often-prohibitive opposition in the past to Chinese attempts to enter other strategic U.S. sectors, such as energy and telecommunications.

However, the fact that state-run China Aviation Industry Corp., known as AVIC, is even considering bids for these contracts, which industry insiders expect to be awarded in the next two to three years, reflects the rapid development and lofty ambitions of China's aerospace industry.



Read more: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704775604576119811508921144.html

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Wow....i have very few words to describe this.

[FreakinDJ]

1. Disgusting

[Poll_Blind]

2. The only word I can muster is "Geeze..." (and a sigh)

PB

[bongbong]

3. Free Enterprize RULEZ!

The only area of the economy where Free Enterprise doesn't rule is in the hiring of CEOs and other executives. I'm sure there are thousands of highly qualified Indian & Chinese executives that would do as good, or better, a job than many of the execs here. And work for boatloads less money.

But for some reason they never seem to be hired.... :sarcasm:

[Nuclear Unicorn]

4. If we're going to spend the money

Can we at least spend it here?

[pampango]

5. How can we fight wars if we don't make all our own weapons?

[rhett o rick]

8. LOL, the war is over. China won w/o firing a shot. They simply buy us out. Buy Congress. Bingo. We

are a colony of China.

[lovuian]

6. you have to be kidding me right

if our Military gives this contract to them

OMG!!!
The more I see of this the more I wonder if the traitors in America are in our government
who needs the Taliban

[corpseratemedia]

7. rabbit meet hole

...i do keep getting surprised

[Toon Me Out]

10. oof!

ya beat my response!:toast:

[Toon Me Out]

9. That makes sense...

...somewhere down the rabbit hole.