Pentagon says China still using means foul and fair to gain foreign technology

Gerald · 08-31-11, 09:41 AM

China is continuing to leverage foreign assistance in the form of commercial joint ventures (JVs), academic exchanges and "state-sponsored espionage" to develop its domestic defence industrial and research capabilities, the US Department of Defense (DoD) has claimed.

The assessment of the strides taken by China to meet military technology aspirations was presented to the US Congress by the DoD on 25 August in the annual 'Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China' report.

"The PLA [ People's Liberation Army] has decreased reliance on foreign weapons acquisitions," the DoD said in the report, but added it "still looks to foreign assistance to fill some critical near-term capability gaps."

Beijing - the DoD noted - maintains its "long-term goal to create a wholly indigenous defence industrial sector, augmented by a strong commercial sector, to meet the needs of PLA modernisation and to compete as a top-tier producer in the global arms market".

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Pentagon says China still using means foul and fair to gain foreign technology China is continuing to leverage foreign assistance in the form of commercial joint ventures (JVs), academic exchanges and "state-sponsored espionage" to develop its domestic defence industrial and research capabilities, the US Department of Defense (DoD) has claimed. The assessment of the strides taken by China to meet military technology aspirations was presented to the US Congress by the DoD on 25 August in the annual 'Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China' report. "The PLA [ People's Liberation Army] has decreased reliance on foreign weapons acquisitions," the DoD said in the report, but added it "still looks to foreign assistance to fill some critical near-term capability gaps." Beijing - the DoD noted - maintains its "long-term goal to create a wholly indigenous defence industrial sector, augmented by a strong commercial sector, to meet the needs of PLA modernisation and to compete as a top-tier producer in the global arms market". http://www.janes.com/products/janes/...?ID=1065930270 Note: 8/31/2011 __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie