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Mugabe to order FC-1s from china
guy's country in turmoil and famine yet where does he get the money to buy them ?
http://iafrica.com/news/sa/52746.htm |
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On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 13:55:41 -0400, Eric Pinnell seemywebsite wrote:
On 15 Jun 2004 06:07:06 -0700, (Prowlus) wrote: guy's country in turmoil and famine yet where does he get the money to buy them ? http://iafrica.com/news/sa/52746.htm It's likely the Chinese loaned him money in order to gain influence. I doubt it. China gains nothing from lending money to him, since it would be money down the drain. And how would China benefit from "influence"? What's Zimbabwe got that China wants? -- "It's easier to find people online who openly support the KKK than people who openly support the RIAA" -- comment on Wikipedia (Email: zen19725 at zen dot co dot uk) |
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"Prowlus" wrote in message om... guy's country in turmoil and famine yet where does he get the money to buy them ? http://iafrica.com/news/sa/52746.htm It's easy really, Libya already owns large chunks of Zimbabwe from deals done - I guess that China is getting the rest. |
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On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 20:52:46 +0100, (phil hunt)
wrote: I doubt it. China gains nothing from lending money to him, since it would be money down the drain. And how would China benefit from "influence"? What's Zimbabwe got that China wants? Who can say? Maybe the Chinese want to have an airbase or military facility. Mugabe is a dangerous lunatic who's going to destroy his country. Worse yet, Thabo Mbeki seems to want to do the same thing. Eric Pinnell (Author, "Steel Rain", "Claws of The Dragon", "The Omega File") For a preview, see: http://www.ericpinnell.com/books/previews.shtml |
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On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 17:22:51 -0400, Eric Pinnell seemywebsite wrote:
On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 20:52:46 +0100, (phil hunt) wrote: I doubt it. China gains nothing from lending money to him, since it would be money down the drain. And how would China benefit from "influence"? What's Zimbabwe got that China wants? Who can say? Maybe the Chinese want to have an airbase or military facility. Why would they want one in Zimbabwe? maybe in 20 years time, but China isn't in a position to have worldwide power projection yet. -- "It's easier to find people online who openly support the KKK than people who openly support the RIAA" -- comment on Wikipedia (Email: zen19725 at zen dot co dot uk) |
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"phil hunt" wrote in message rg... On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 17:22:51 -0400, Eric Pinnell seemywebsite wrote: On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 20:52:46 +0100, (phil hunt) wrote: I doubt it. China gains nothing from lending money to him, since it would be money down the drain. And how would China benefit from "influence"? What's Zimbabwe got that China wants? Who can say? Maybe the Chinese want to have an airbase or military facility. Why would they want one in Zimbabwe? maybe in 20 years time, but China isn't in a position to have worldwide power projection yet. You folks are IMO overlooking the obvious; the much more likely reason behind China providing FC-1's to Zimbabwe would be simply to pump up the export potetial for the aircraft by being able to point to a customer other than Pakistan. They essentially gift them to Mugabe in hopes that it helps them develop a larger paying customer export basis elsewhere around the world in the near future. Desperate times/desperate measures--its not like oodles of potential customers are scratching and clawing to get on the early delivery list for "advanced" (ahem!) PRC manufactired combat aircraft, now is it? Brooks -- |
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On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 19:52:16 -0400, Kevin Brooks wrote:
"phil hunt" wrote in message . org... On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 17:22:51 -0400, Eric Pinnell seemywebsite wrote: On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 20:52:46 +0100, (phil hunt) wrote: I doubt it. China gains nothing from lending money to him, since it would be money down the drain. And how would China benefit from "influence"? What's Zimbabwe got that China wants? Who can say? Maybe the Chinese want to have an airbase or military facility. Why would they want one in Zimbabwe? maybe in 20 years time, but China isn't in a position to have worldwide power projection yet. You folks are IMO overlooking the obvious; the much more likely reason behind China providing FC-1's to Zimbabwe would be simply to pump up the export potetial for the aircraft by being able to point to a customer other than Pakistan. They essentially gift them to Mugabe in hopes that it helps them develop a larger paying customer export basis elsewhere around the world in the near future. Desperate times/desperate measures--its not like oodles of potential customers are scratching and clawing to get on the early delivery list for "advanced" (ahem!) PRC manufactired combat aircraft, now is it? That sounds logical and plausible, IMO. -- "It's easier to find people online who openly support the KKK than people who openly support the RIAA" -- comment on Wikipedia (Email: zen19725 at zen dot co dot uk) |
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On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 23:28:32 +0100, (phil hunt)
wrote: Why would they want one in Zimbabwe? maybe in 20 years time, but China isn't in a position to have worldwide power projection yet. Yeah, but they'd be in a position, for example, to stomp on third world tin pot dictatorships anytime they want. Africa is a big mess, maybe China's looking to become a major player. One has to wonder why Mugabe wants modern air power, since his neighbors don't have much in the way of an air force, and air power isn't all that useful if there's an armed rebellion. Eric Pinnell (Author, "Steel Rain", "Claws of The Dragon", "The Omega File") For a preview, see: http://www.ericpinnell.com/books/previews.shtml |
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