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Chinese Defense Minister Arrives In Moscow
Moscow (AFP) Sep 05, 2005 Chinese Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan arrived in Moscow on Monday for a five-day visit just 10 days after the completion of unprecedented Sino-Russian military exercises, the Itar-Tass news agency reported. "During the meeting scheduled Tuesday with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov the two will raise the topics of continuing the development of bilateral relations in the military domain and in technical and military cooperation," a Russian defense ministry spokesman was quoted as saying. Military delegations from the two countries are due to travel later to the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Itar-Tass said. Sino-Russian military maneuvers carried out in the Russian Far East and in China August 18-25 enabled Russia to showcase military hardware that China may want to purchase. Cao and Ivanov met for breakfast in the east Chinese port city of Qingdao on August 24 as nearly 10,000 service personnel from the two sides simulated various war scenarios. The exercises were the first major land, sea and air war games jointly carried out by the two military heavyweights and former Cold War foes. Since the early 1990s Russia has supplied 85 percent of China's arms imports, representing a turnover of three billion dollars (2.4 billion euros) a year, according to the Pentagon. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com
Calls For Closer US Tabs On China Tech Rise
Washington (UPI) Dec 15, 2005Concerns about China are no longer just about it being the ultimate base for companies seeking to produce goods at ever-lower costs. Wealthy nations must be vigilant of China's growth, not just as a cheap manufacturing base, but as a hotbed for some of the most talented scientists and engineers, many of whom have been trained at U.S. universities. |
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