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China has launched its first aircraft-engine manufacturer in an attempt to wean itself off Western suppliers.
The state-owned Aero-Engine Group of China was created by combining a group of existing aircraft-engine companies, according to local media reports.
It has about 50bn yuan ($7.5bn) in registered capital and will develop both military and commercial engines.
China already makes its own planes, but has struggled for decades to develop engines that meet global requirements.
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F.S. Fitzgerald to Hemingway:
"Ernest, the rich are different from us."
Hemingway:
"Yes. They have more money."
(Score: 2) by fido_dogstoyevsky on Tuesday August 30 2016, @07:00AM
If you're going to be in a war, it's useful to have the oil in order to produce your own jet fuel. The United States and Russia can; the Chinese cannot.
...China is "forecast to overtake the U.S. as the world’s biggest crude importer in 2016" and since 2012, has been the fourth-greatest oil producer in the world - surpassing the United States...
from wikipedia [wikipedia.org] (emphasis mine). I'm sure domestic consumption would take a back seat if push came to shove.
It's NOT a conspiracy... it's a plot.