General Aviation in China

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David Pearson, Business Jets Take Off in China. Wall Street Journal, May 27, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304520804576343114082148684.html

Note:
(a)  Dassault Aviation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Aviation
(a French aircraft manufacturer of military, regional and business jets; founded in 1930 by Marcel Bloch[, who] after World War II changed his name to Marcel Dassault)

The French given name Marcel is from the Latin name Marcellus, originally a diminutive of Marcus.
(b) Cessna
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna
(headquartered in Wichita, Kansas; co-founder Clyde Cessna was a farmer in Rago, Kansas; formed in 1927; "Their main products are general aviation aircraft. Although they are the most well-known for their small, piston-powered aircraft, they also produce business jets.")
(c) Hawker Beechcraft
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Beechcraft
(Headquarters Wichita, Kansas)

Two origins of the company (quoting from Wiki):

"Beechcraft was founded in Wichita, Kansas in 1932 by Walter H. Beech and his wife Olive Ann Mellor Beech.

"Hawker [Aircraft] had its roots in the aftermath of the First World War which resulted in the bankruptcy of the Sopwith Aviation Company. Sopwith test pilot Harry Hawker and three others, including Thomas Sopwith, bought the assets of Sopwith and formed H.G. Hawker Engineering in 1920.
(d) Gulfstream Aerospace
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulfstream_Aerospace
(Headquarters Savannah, Georgia; The Gulfstream brand first appeared in 1957, when Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp. completed the design for the turboprop-driven Gulfstream I, Grumman's first marketable business aircraft; up until this point Grumman was primarily known for its military aircraft production)

(f) The report states, "Boeing offer cabin designs tailored to Chinese customers, including a circular dining table with a lazy Susan, to allow passengers to eat 'family style' or play mahjong."

Note the Chinese characteristic of round table.

Lazy Susan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazy_Susan


-----------------------------Separately
(1) 奥巴马在波兰讨论贸易和航空问题. VOA Chinese, May 28, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110528-OBAMA-POLAND-122765209.html
(奥巴马将宣布在波兰建立航空基地; 训练波兰飞行员以及操作波兰购买的美国F-16和C-130军用飞机)

(2) 45参议员促奥巴马售台F-16战机. VOA Chinese, May 27, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110527-tw-arms-sales-122741224.html

(3) 台湾国安局: 中国新增导弹部队. VOA Chinese, May 27, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110527-TAIWAN-ON-CHINESE-NEW-MISSILES-122712184.html
("至于配备的是何种导弹，他则无法透露")

Note: 96166部队 in Guangdong province.

(4)  
(a) 俄罗斯愿协助斡旋卡扎菲交权. VOA Chinese, May 27, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110527-libya-122755779.html
(b) 卡扎菲拒绝应八国集团要求下台. BBC Chinese, May 28, 2011.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2011/05/110528_libya_conflict_g8_reax.shtml

(5) Michael Wines, Pakistan and China: 2 Friends Hit a Bump; What naval base? One says of a gift. New York Times, May 27, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/27/world/asia/27beijing.html?scp=3&sq=pakistan%20beijing%20&st=cse
("On Tuesday, however, China’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Jiang Yu, disagreed, saying the port had neither been offered nor accepted. * * * Some analysts were at a loss to explain the discrepancy.")



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