Strategy Page (2): China

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(1) Fighting The Quiet War With China. Apr 22, 2012
http://strategypage.com/htmw/htlead/articles/20120422.aspx
("China is not buying a lot of high tech weapons, but is mainly trying to replace the large quantities of ancient weapons and equipment many of their troops are still equipped with. By world standards, the Chinese armed forces are decidedly second rate, although numerous. China spends a lot of money on developing new military technologies, but then does not buy a lot of the stuff. Instead they go on to developing the next generation. The Chinese appear to be trying to catch up with the West in the quality of their military tech, before building a lot of it."

My comment: China built nuclear submarines of various classes, with one or two ships in each class--then onto the next class. I was puzzled before reading this article.

(2) China And The North Korean TEL. Apr 20, 2012
http://strategypage.com/htmw/hticbm/articles/20120420.aspx
(For TEL (Transporter Erector Launcher): "A 12-50 ton ballistic missile is no problem but installing the hydraulic gear and controls to erect the missile to a vertical position is tricky. Even more difficult is hardening the rear of the vehicle to minimize the damage from the rocket exhaust")

(3) China Lite. Apr 20, 2012.
http://strategypage.com/htmw/htairfo/articles/20120420.aspx

Note:
(a) Z-19 (Manufacturer  Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation; Introduction 2012)
(b) Z-10 or WZ-10, by Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation (CAIC), based in the city of Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province.
(c) The above information is from Wikipedia, which carries no photo. To view a photo, go to images.google.com.

(4) Chinese Tanks For Everyone. Apr 19, 2012
http://strategypage.com/htmw/htarm/articles/20120419.aspx
(MBT-2000)

Note: Al-Khalid tank
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Khalid_tank
(The designations Al-Khalid (Arabic: The Immortal) and MBT-2000 refer to the Pakistani and Chinese variants of a modern main battle tank developed during the 1990s by China and Pakistan)

(5) The Legend Becomes Reality. Apr 19, 2012
http://strategypage.com/htmw/hticbm/articles/20120419.aspx
("Satellite images confirm that China does have a new ballistic missile, the DF-16, apparently the same one that Taiwanese intelligence officials revealed last year. * * * Most of the 1,600 ballistic missiles aimed at Taiwan are DF-11 and DF-15 models")