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| Pakistan honours Chinese air force chief |
| 2009-04-13 |
| General Xu Qiliang, the air force commander People's liberation Army of China has been conferred the high honour of Nishan-i-Imtiaz. The award was given by Pakistani president Asia Ali Zardari at Aiwan e Sadr, the presidential residence in Islamabad, on Saturday. The honour reflects Pakistan's appreciation for Xu's efforts in forging cooperation between the air force of the two countries that led to the joint production of JF-17 fighter aircrafts in Pakistan. Islamabad is now trying to sell this aircraft, produced with Chinese assistance, to some Arab nations. But it has also promised to increase its purchases of other Chinese fighter aircrafts. "General Xu Qiliang, commander China People's Liberation Army (Air Force) is reputed as an accomplished military Commander and a distinguished aviator. He has played a significant role in promoting and strengthening the bonds of goodwill and cooperation between the Air Forces of China and Pakistan," the award citation read, After receiving the award, Xu used an air force idiom to describe the friendship between China and Pakistan, saying the two nations will "always fly wing by wing". Pakistan has always extended its support to China on issues like the Taiwan and Tibetan problems and the threat of extremism, he said. Xu conveyed to Zardari the best wishes from Chinese president Hu Jintao. Pakistan is sending two of this navy ships led by its chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Noman Bashir, in the founding celebrations of China's navy on April 23. They will be among the 40 odd navel ships that will be sent by 15 different countries. |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #7 WAFF > CHINESE MILITARY BASES IN IRAN. POSTER - claims a newly potent/modernized CHIN PLAN should arrive in IRAN by 2020 to protect China's OIL/ENERGY INTERESTS IN IRAN + CENT-SOUTH ASIA. The INDIAN OCEAN likely to become the GEOPOL DANGEROUS PLAYGROUND OF WORLD'S MILITARY = MAJOR POWERS IN COMING DECADES. Also on WAFF > WORLD POWERS MUST ACCEPT A NUCLEAR IRAN. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-04-13 22:12 |
| #6 ION CHINA, WORLD MILITARY FORUM > IIUC USA: CHINA WILL HAVE ASIA'S/WORLD'S LARGEST AIR FORCE IN TEN YEARS [2019-2020]. TWO CONVENTIONALLY-POWERED AIRCRAFT CARRIERS CIRCA YEAR 2015, TWO NUCLEAR-POWERED AIRCRAFT CARRIERS CIRCA YEAR 2020. Also from CMF, IIUC US GENERAL: AT THIS TIME US NEEDS ONLY ONE AIRCRAFT CARRIER BATTLE GROUP, ONE LR MISSLE DIVISION TO DEFEAT CHINA IN WAR; + ECONOMIC WOES RESULTS IN RISING HOMELESSNESS IN JAPAN, + SINO-JAPAN RELATIONS IN RISING TURMOIL OVER DAOYU ISLANDS DISPUTE [Senkaku Islands], + CHINA TO FINANCIALLY, ECONOMICALLY DEFEAT THE US-WEST. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-04-13 22:07 |
| #5 F20 mission, yes. But look at the JF-17 from the top down. It's outline looks very much like the F-16. |
| Posted by: ed 2009-04-13 22:00 |
| #4 You're looking at the Chinese version of the F-20, with a few add-ons from experience with the Mig-21 and the Mig-23. It's cheap, and useful in a war with another second-rate Air Force, but India will clean their clocks. Factor in in'sallah maintenance and sloppy piloting, and you've got an air force facing a disaster. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2009-04-13 16:42 |
| #3 Boy howdy, there's a ringing endorsement: buy the Pak built knock-off of a Chinese-licensed knock-off of an old MiG ... Might work against an AK-47 or an RPG...if they can find any pilots. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-04-13 15:40 |
| #2 Islamabad is now trying to sell this aircraft [JF-17], produced with Chinese assistance, to some Arab nations. Boy howdy, there's a ringing endorsement: buy the Pak built knock-off of a Chinese-licensed knock-off of an old MiG ... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2009-04-13 15:15 |
| #1 That'd be not counting the Japanese and US warships hanging around in the Sea of Japan. |
| Posted by: mojo 2009-04-13 13:03 |