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(1) James T Areddy and Andrew Galbraith, Ryanair Trumpets Planes from China. Wall Street Journal, Nov 30, 2011.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB ... 4577067951924584354
or
http://infoseekchina.wordpress.c ... -planes-from-china/

Quote:

(a) "Industry executives say the C919 faces significant safety-certification hurdles before it will fly internationally. As the C919 program moves ahead there are early efforts to coordinate regulation, such as aircraft flight trials, between the US Federal Aviation Administration and Civil Aviation Administration of China, whose directors have hosted each other in meetings this year.

"Few international airline executives have been as publicly enthusiastic about the Chinese company's plans as [Ryanair CEO Michael] O'Leary. 'It will have plenty of credibility,' he said.

(b) "The Chinese plane would likely cost 10% less than Boeing and Airbus jets * * * There is only so much Comac can do to compete on price, Mr O'Leary said, because key components such as avionics and engines are Western-designed. 'They haven't got that much local input,' he said.

(2) 世界媒体看中国：与美国竞争亚太影响力. VOA Chinese, Dec 1, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/n ... hina-134849598.html

(3) 中国制造业滑坡：垄断行业无损，中小企业叫苦不迭. VOA Chinese, Dec 1, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/n ... CONN-134846533.html

(4) 美国国际开发署署长即将访台. VOA Chinese, Nov 28, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/n ... iwan-134646888.html