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by wrdos
11 Jan 2011 09:04
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: PRC Economy and Industry: News and Discussions
Replies: 3933
Views: 804664

Re: PRC Economy and Industry: News and Discussions

Chinese trade surplus decreased by about 6% in 2010.
Hari Seldon wrote:^^^Maybe. But net net Beijing's trade surpluses have gone up, not down. Anyway, PRC's imports are mostly raw material variety from the turd world class.
by wrdos
11 Jan 2011 08:40
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: PRC Economy and Industry: News and Discussions
Replies: 3933
Views: 804664

Re: PRC Economy and Industry: News and Discussions

The Chinese import is increasing at an even faster pace, right?
Neither US or EU can hurt China without hurting themselves, it is the fact.
by wrdos
06 Jan 2011 11:45
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Military Watch
Replies: 3944
Views: 1369332

Re: China Military Watch

Updated

The pilot has left the plane.
Maybe today is not the day?
by wrdos
06 Jan 2011 11:40
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Military Watch
Replies: 3944
Views: 1369332

Re: China Military Watch

I just made a mistake by posting a test document. I am very sorry and I have deleted it already. Breaking News! The J20 just departed for its maiden flight. Time 14:30, Jan. 6, 2011. Hope the pilot lands safely. For the sake and health of the families of all scientists, pilots, technicians, and othe...
by wrdos
06 Jan 2011 11:28
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Military Watch
Replies: 3944
Views: 1369332

Re: China Military Watch

Updated 14:27 Chinese time

The engine of the J20 started
by wrdos
06 Jan 2011 11:26
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Military Watch
Replies: 3944
Views: 1369332

Re: China Military Watch

Updated

The pilot is now on the plane
by wrdos
06 Jan 2011 11:24
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Military Watch
Replies: 3944
Views: 1369332

Re: China Military Watch

Updated,

The pilot just arrived at the site.
by wrdos
06 Jan 2011 11:14
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Military Watch
Replies: 3944
Views: 1369332

Re: China Military Watch

Now it is almost clear that the J20 will make its maiden flight in hours if not minutes. On Chinese military websites, some on-site guys are reporting the progress minute by minute in fact.

Let's wait and see.
by wrdos
06 Jan 2011 08:48
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Military Watch
Replies: 3944
Views: 1369332

Re: China Military Watch

A new rumor.

Somebody identified a B737 plane arrived at CAC airport, Chengdu, a sign of some visiting very top VIPs.

Maiden flight this afternoon?
by wrdos
05 Jan 2011 13:12
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Military Watch
Replies: 3944
Views: 1369332

Re: China Military Watch

Dear Sir, even America imports quite a few important military technologies from the Europe. :D I don't think China will import military aircrafts by a significant number in the future. We may import some components that Chinese are still backward, but not the whole aircraft anymore. Anyway, compared...
by wrdos
30 Dec 2010 06:29
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Military Watch
Replies: 3944
Views: 1369332

Re: China Military Watch

:D :lol: :rotfl:
The weirdest picture is here.
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by wrdos
28 Dec 2010 19:58
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Military Watch
Replies: 3944
Views: 1369332

Re: China Military Watch

Two more pics available now.

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by wrdos
28 Dec 2010 12:03
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Military Watch
Replies: 3944
Views: 1369332

Re: China Military Watch

Another pic from another angle

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by wrdos
28 Dec 2010 09:40
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Military Watch
Replies: 3944
Views: 1369332

Re: China Military Watch

Updated news.

An on-site military fan boy noticed there were passing by police motorbikes. And there is a small commercial jet plane parking in the factory airfield, which usually means some VIPs now staying in the company.

According to all of them, Chengdu today is quite foggy.
by wrdos
28 Dec 2010 09:23
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Military Watch
Replies: 3944
Views: 1369332

Re: China Military Watch

Now each major Chinese military fan forums have their members waiting outside the walls of Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group, report online by their iphones, since there had been a rumor that the first fly would be carried on today. Although, according to some more reliable sources, the first fly woul...
by wrdos
28 Dec 2010 09:13
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Military Watch
Replies: 3944
Views: 1369332

Re: China Military Watch

A most recent leaked pic.

It depends on yourself to believe or to deny.
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by wrdos
28 Dec 2010 09:08
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Military Watch
Replies: 3944
Views: 1369332

Re: China Military Watch

One more pic.
Poor English Sign, but i am moved by the love of Chengdu citizens to their aircrafts . :)

They are expecting somethings......

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by wrdos
28 Dec 2010 08:18
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Military Watch
Replies: 3944
Views: 1369332

Re: China Military Watch

In this photo you can not see any planes. :) During the past one week, rumors of Chinese new generation fighter under taxi tests have been widespread through the nation's internet world. Military fan boys (occasionally accompanied by their girlfriends) are gathering outside the walls of the Chengdu ...
by wrdos
25 Dec 2010 18:43
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Military Watch
Replies: 3944
Views: 1369332

Re: China Military Watch

let's wait and see :)
by wrdos
24 Dec 2010 13:23
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Military Watch
Replies: 3944
Views: 1369332

Re: China Military Watch

ShauryaT Ji, You thought J10B is poorer than Su27? Sir, Su27 was imported and then produced in China from 1992. Around 2003, the Chinese decided to give up its production since they thought the plane "outdated". J10B is a most recent variant of J10 that went into service in 2004. Most peop...
by wrdos
21 Dec 2010 08:33
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: PRC Economy and Industry: News and Discussions
Replies: 3933
Views: 804664

Re: PRC Economy and Industry: News and Discussions

Hehe, it is not easy to collect all these pics from the internet, good job.
And then to imagine 99% Chinese are living such kind of areas, excellent imagination.
by wrdos
15 Dec 2010 12:09
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: PRC Economy and Industry: News and Discussions
Replies: 3933
Views: 804664

Re: PRC Economy and Industry: News and Discussions

Ordos and South China Mall, both examples have been used for the past 2 years for so many times. :) BTW, a new data just become available. Do you remember the recently opened Shanghai~Nanjing high speed railway? Mass media around the world were excitedly posting a picture showing only a single passe...
by wrdos
15 Dec 2010 08:42
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: PRC Economy and Industry: News and Discussions
Replies: 3933
Views: 804664

Re: PRC Economy and Industry: News and Discussions

- The Chinese car consumption was almost double the America's during the past November. - Even in 2020, I guess the road density of America would be still higher than China's although the latter may own more cars by then China has its problem with consumption statistics where the consumption data is...
by wrdos
15 Dec 2010 05:54
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: PRC Economy and Industry: News and Discussions
Replies: 3933
Views: 804664

Re: PRC Economy and Industry: News and Discussions

High Speed Railway is not everything in China. This year alone >8000km(= the total length of Japan) expressways have been opened in China. The country is building ordinary roads too; and the bulk is of course at the countryside, at a pace roughly 270km/day. The original article of NY Times sure quot...
by wrdos
10 Dec 2010 07:58
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: PRC Economy and Industry: News and Discussions
Replies: 3933
Views: 804664

Re: PRC Economy and Industry: News and Discussions

http://e.nikkei.com/e/fr/tnks/Nni20101210D09JFA06.htm China New-Car Sales To Break Global Record In '10 BEIJING (Nikkei)--More new automobiles are expected to be sold in China this year than have ever been sold in any nation ever in a calendar year, beating the current record of 17.4 million units f...
by wrdos
08 Dec 2010 13:02
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: Indian Economy: News and Discussion (Jan 1 2010)
Replies: 2858
Views: 576308

Re: Indian Economy: News and Discussion (Jan 1 2010)

The UK Electricity in 2010 is less than it in 1947? I look forward to the day we overtake UK in absolute GDP. It will put an end to a 120-year historical aberration; the only part of us they ought to see on that table is our rear end from far behind :evil: In many ways esp PPP we already do. But let...
by wrdos
03 Dec 2010 11:48
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: PRC Economy and Industry: News and Discussions
Replies: 3933
Views: 804664

Re: PRC Economy and Industry: News and Discussions

486.1km/h, new speed record at Beijing~Shanghai High Speed Railway. http://english.cri.cn/6909/2010/12/03/2681s608353.htm http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2010-12/03/12844439_21n.jpg The train CRH380A, which hit a speed of 486.1 kms per hour on the tracks between Zaozhuang City of Shandong Province...
by wrdos
24 Nov 2010 18:04
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: PRC Economy and Industry: News and Discussions
Replies: 3933
Views: 804664

Re: PRC Economy and Industry: News and Discussions

Japan and Korea? who cares. Vietnam is also single party, which copies almost every CPC's policy. Even the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry's website was totally a copy of Chinese Foreign Ministry's, hehe. Vietnam: http://www.mofa.gov.vn/en#D4M8uxiKrIbN China: http://www.mofa.gov.vn/en#D4M8uxiKrIbN It is...
by wrdos
24 Nov 2010 13:27
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: PRC Economy and Industry: News and Discussions
Replies: 3933
Views: 804664

Re: PRC Economy and Industry: News and Discussions

Vina, I totally agree with you. China will finish >4000km high speed railways, >1000km subways, and>8000km expressways, within a single year, by consuming >50% the world's steel. It is too crazy and too dangerous. And more importantly, the country has been doing this kind of crazy things for years. ...
by wrdos
18 Nov 2010 12:25
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Asian Games 2010 (Nov 12 )
Replies: 286
Views: 90232

Re: Asian Games 2010 (Nov 12 )

Asian Games seem to me something like a European+Africa Games with EU as a single country. China (EU): dominate the games with >60% golds; Other North Eastern Asian Countries (Some independent European Countries ): they are small in size but actively fighting; The others (African countries): there a...
by wrdos
05 Nov 2010 06:44
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: PRC Economy and Industry: News and Discussions
Replies: 3933
Views: 804664

Re: PRC Economy and Industry: News and Discussions

It seems some friends here simply have no sense of numbers.
by wrdos
01 Nov 2010 12:38
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: The Idea of India
Replies: 140
Views: 25812

The Idea of India

We frequently come across this point of view, especially from non-Indians and a few westernized Indians that there was no India as a nation before the brits came to this country. most Indians seem to have taken the idea of India's nationhood for granted and find themselves at a loss of words and id...
by wrdos
01 Nov 2010 12:26
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: Indian Economy: News and Discussion (Jan 1 2010)
Replies: 2858
Views: 576308

Re: Indian Economy: News and Discussion (Jan 1 2010)

Ex. Oz PM speaks his mind India will top China: Howard haha, the old song about China vs India once more. :rotfl: Repeated hundreds of times by hundreds of western writers. Compared with China, - India is a democracy. - India is younger. - India can speak English better - India has an English law s...
by wrdos
01 Nov 2010 07:28
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Global Economy
Replies: 2350
Views: 652068

Re: Global Economy

- it is rare earth, not rare metal - A large sector of Japanese industry depends on rare earth as an essential input - Rare earth export consists only a tiny fraction of Chinese economy, in fact negligible and the Chinese government has planned to stop its export. - China and Japan were shouting at ...
by wrdos
28 Oct 2010 10:25
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: PRC Economy and Industry: News and Discussions
Replies: 3933
Views: 804664

Re: PRC Economy and Industry: News and Discussions

Hehe, dear sir. - 16 coach high speed trains are running between Tokyo and Osaka every hour, called as Shinkansen in Japan, and they have been running there for years. - 16 coach high speed trains are running between Wuhan and Guangzhou every hour, and they have been running there for about 1 year -...
by wrdos
28 Oct 2010 09:10
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: PRC Economy and Industry: News and Discussions
Replies: 3933
Views: 804664

Re: PRC Economy and Industry: News and Discussions

There are 2 types of high speed train sets in China, 8 coaches or 16 coaches. Particular for the CRH380A as we are talking about, the Chinese National Railway ordered 100 sets of 16-coach but only 30 sets of 8-coach. Railway is an integration of rail, foundation, maintenance, operation and signal te...
by wrdos
28 Oct 2010 06:09
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: PRC Economy and Industry: News and Discussions
Replies: 3933
Views: 804664

Re: PRC Economy and Industry: News and Discussions

Sure Bombardier has such a project at a joint company in China. But what was shown in the picture and is running on the recently opened Shanghai-Hangzhou high speed railways is CRH380A, which was developed by Sifang, CSR on the basis of a type of Japanese trains imported about 4 or 5 years ago. Cred...