中国拟向埃及出售潜艇 同德国展开竞争

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BBC Chinese, Sept 15, 2015.
www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/ ... ina_egypt_submarine

My comment:
(a) It is 7: 15 pm. BBC CHinese says the report was published "40" minutes ago.
(b) This report does not cite source(s). But it is certain it is translated from
(i) Siva Govindasamy and Ahmed Mohamed Hassan, Exclusive: China Trying to Undercut Germany on Submarine Offer to Egypt. Reuters, Sept 15, 2015.
www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/ ... USKCN0RF2NR20150915

three consecutive paragraphs:

"Security experts said they believed China was mainly offering a version of its Song-class submarine [Type 039; In commission 1998-present] for sale on international markets. The vessel is a modern diesel-electric attack submarine that experts say incorporates Chinese adaptations of German and French systems.

"The larger and newer Yuan class boat [Type 039A; In commission 2006-present] has a Chinese-designed air-independent propulsion system, according to Chinese news reports, which means it doesn't need to surface as often as other diesel submarines. It also has a smaller acoustic signature, making it harder to detect.

"Several experts, however, questioned how capable the propulsion systems and batteries are, and if they have kept up with Western submarines.

(ii) So far, there is no other report on this topic, not even BBC English.

(c) Reuters reports (see (b)(i)), "Sina News, a popular Chinese news site regulated by the government, said in a commentary last month that China's submarine builders must 'make preparations' 未雨绸缪 to meet growing demand from Egypt and other countries in Africa."

That Sina report did not foresee China's promotion of submarines to Egypt. See