SU-27s are an important part of Russian and Chinese air power but Mr ten Cate insists that ECA is not aiming to imitate either. “Russian fighter jets have been sold around the world so they are widely used,” he says. “We’re a generic enemy.”
A recruitment drive is under way for up to 45 qualified fighter […]

     More and more Chinese workers head to places like Iraq, Nigeria and Pakistan to work in mining, oil-drilling and the sale of all things “Made in China.” But there is an underbelly to this economic growth.
     Increasingly, Chinese workers abroad are being confronted with the security risks in these turbulent countries. Chinese […]

     Michael Yon posted this on his Facebook page and I had to put this up on the blog.  This story is straight out of China, and I have no clue what they were trying to do here. They certainly succeeded in giving us all a good chuckle.  I don’t know if PETA has […]

   China’s demand for oil jumped by an “astonishing” 28% in January compared with the same month a year earlier, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says. 
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   Here is a quick run down on what China is doing in Iraq, and it is all about oil.  I find it interesting that China is getting more involved with […]

   Interesting deal between Google and China.  Although the real winner here will be China’s search engine called Baidu.  You can bet that any telecom stuff that Google was planning on doing in China, will probably suffer as well.
   The real story though, is the whole concept of a mega corporation like Google, taking on […]

  Doug sent me this article that he found on Strategy Page.  The round sounds pretty brutal, and the range is pretty amazing as well.  That sucks that they are turning up in Afghanistan now.  I imagine that enough of these munitions launched at the same time, could be a pretty effective tactic to initiate […]

Wheel scary: Chinese anti-terror police practise killing drills on scooters
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 11:50 PM on 02nd July 2008
Chinese elite anti-terror police officers are wheeling into action ahead of next month’s Beijing Olympics on two-wheeled scooters.
Members of the country’s armed police unit practised on the Segway models that have been re-named ‘Anti-Terror Assault […]

 I got this from strategy page, and thought that this was interesting.  You never hear too much about Chinese security contractors, and especially in Africa.  I think you will see more and more of this, just as long as China has natural resource interests there.  They are also active in the Sudan.  -Head Jundi
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How would you like to be the security detail for a torch?  The Chinese are definitely getting a work out in this one, and all over the world.  -Head Jundi
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Tracksuited guardians of the flame
The Chinese guards protecting the Olympic torch have been described as heavy-handed, aggressive and even thugs. Who are the men in blue […]