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- From: World Perspectives <worldpnews@igc.apc.org>
- Subject: Russia/ China military transfer
- Message-ID: <1992Nov13.001802.24328@mont.cs.missouri.edu>
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- From WORLD PERSPECTIVES. Box 3074, Madison, WI 53704
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- RUSSIA & CHINA
- A report from Moscow says Russia is planning to transfer $500
- million worth of weapons and military technology to China in
- partial repayment of credits from Beijing.
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- Russia's Interfax news agency says that during recent negotiations
- in Moscow, Chinese military leaders voiced interest in acquiring
- aviation technology and equipment for anti-aircraft systems,
- including the newest SU-27 and the MIG-29 fighter planes.
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- Interfax said China was also interested in other aircraft, as well
- as ships, diesel submarines and weapons for land troops, worth $1.2
- billion. The report said China was expected to place large orders
- with Russia's military-industrial complex and was interested in
- having Russian experts help renovate China's defense industry.
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- As of Oct, the report says, Chinese credits to Russia totalled just
- over $1 billion. (R. Australia 11/11)
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