China’s Leadership in Crisis Mode

Posted by Matt in March 9th, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, beijing, China People, Crisis Mode, Domestic Consumption, Economic Model, Economy China, Equitable Growth, Export Sector, Factories, Gdp, Gdp Growth Rates, Global Economic Crisis, Gross Domestic Product, Hefty Rise, Inefficiencies, National People S Congress, Npc, Remarkable Resilience, Stimulus Package, Successes

China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) remains in session. As usual, the meeting has provided Beijing an opportunity to highlight the past year’s successes and lay out the problems that lie ahead. On the surface at least, China has shown remarkable resilience in the face of global economic crisis. It has posted enviable gross domestic product [...]

Russia: Very Little to Celebrate | The Moscow Times

Posted by Matt in November 8th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, Allies, Authoritarian Regime, Biggest Loser, Cold-War, Daily Newspaper, International Reputation, LOST, Moscow Newspaper, Moscow Times, Public Opinion, Russia Economy, Russia Moscow, Social Sphere, Successes, Superpower Status, Twenty Years, West Country, West Russia

In contrast to the successes in the East and West, Russia — the country that did so much to inspire all these changes — has ended up the biggest loser in the post-Cold War era. Twenty years later, the country has experienced a triple defeat. First, Russia has failed to modernize its economy or social [...]

Russia Sends Advanced Nuclear Subs to U.S. East Coast for Technology Scouting Mission | The Vitamin Press

Posted by Matt in September 18th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, Aprox, arsenal, Drone, East Coast, Intelligence Community, iraq, Mq, Nuclear Subs, Rubles, Russia, Russian Intelligence, Russian Military, Scientists, Scouting Mission, Submarine, Successes, Technology, Transmissions, United States, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Recently, many in the Russian intelligence community have been investigating transmissions from the United States regarding a submarine only 30.5 cm (1 ft) in length at a cost of less than 160 rubles (aprox. $5 U.S.). Russian military scientists believed this submarine to be a fighting drone, added to the United States arsenal after the [...]

Why Russia lacks aircraft carriers

Posted by Matt in July 16th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Military, Russia, Admiral, Aircraft Carriers, British Royal Navy, Carrier Fleet, Construction Program, July 4, Kravchenko, Military Policies, Russia, Russian Navy, Successes, Turn Of The Century, Warplanes

Soviet military policies never called for building full-fledged aircraft carriers operating multi-role warplanes. Nor did Russia draft any clear carrier construction program at the turn of the century.
On July 4, Admiral Viktor Kravchenko, former chief of the Russian Navy’s Main Headquarters, said the country had to build a carrier fleet in the near future. This [...]

China’s weapons — Part 1

Posted by Matt in June 23rd, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, Military, 1950s, Air Force, Airlift Force, Armed Forces, Army Air, Artillery, China Air, Combat Aircraft, Decades, Military Aircraft, Military Hardware, Military Spending, Military Transport Aircraft, Modern China, Soviet War, Successes, War Planes, weapons

Despite successes in the last few decades, China’s armed forces are still rather backward, which is another incentive for increasing military spending. Its ground forces are relatively numerous, but it does not have enough modern military hardware; its army air defense system is weak, and its artillery is insufficiently mobile. The same is true of [...]