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Tin Chí nồ và Đài loan.
Ngân sách quốc phòng của Đài loan năm sau sẽ khoảng $8b so với $68b của chí nồ. Đài loan đang đặt mua hệ thống chống lên lửa patriot PAC 3 (???? PAC 3 - ko biết có nhớ chính xác ko???) chỉ đợi phía Mỹ phát giá nữa thôi. Bắt đầu dilivery vào cuối năm sau. (Source: The straits times)
Chí nồ sẽ cắt giảm 220.000 quân trong tổng số hiện tại 2.5m (CNN). Theo một số phân tích thì ảnh hưởng của Hồ cẩm đào vẫn chưa thắng được Giang Trạch Dân vì mục tiêu của Hồ là cắt giảm 500.000 quân nhưng giờ chỉ được 220.000.

Tin Chí nồ và Đài loan.
Ngân sách quốc phòng của Đài loan năm sau sẽ khoảng $8b so với $68b của chí nồ. Đài loan đang đặt mua hệ thống chống lên lửa patriot PAC 3 (???? PAC 3 - ko biết có nhớ chính xác ko???) chỉ đợi phía Mỹ phát giá nữa thôi. Bắt đầu dilivery vào cuối năm sau. (Source: The straits times)
Chí nồ sẽ cắt giảm 220.000 quân trong tổng số hiện tại 2.5m (CNN). Theo một số phân tích thì ảnh hưởng của Hồ cẩm đào vẫn chưa thắng được Giang Trạch Dân vì mục tiêu của Hồ là cắt giảm 500.000 quân nhưng giờ chỉ được 220.000.

một tin về đảo TS đây:
China?Ts No. 2 leader, Wu Bangguo, on Sunday proposed joint oil exploration and development in the disputed Spratlys area of the South China Sea, in what has been termed a breakthrough in easing tensions in a potential regional flashpoint.
Wu, the chair of China?Ts parliament, made the proposal during a meeting with leaders of the Philippine Congress while in Manila to attend an Asian parliamentarians?T conference, according to House Speaker Jose de Venecia.
Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam, as well as China and Taiwan, claim the Spratly Islands, a potentially oil-rich archipelago.
?oMr. Wu proposed a joint exploration and development program on the Spratlys? beginning with the Philippines and China and covering the other claimants as well, de Venecia told reporters.
He was speaking at a joint media conference with Wu after the meeting, which also agreed to boost counterterrorism cooperation between Southeast Asia, China, Russia and Central Asia.
Wu described the meeting as an ?oin-depth exchange of views,? but gave no details of his joint exploration and development plan.
He stressed, however, that ?opeace and stability is the common task facing every country in the world and is the prerequisite of economic development and welfare of the people.
?oPeace and development carries pragmatic significance,? Wu added.
De Venecia said the proposed joint development on the Spratlys ?owould lead to a diplomatic breakthrough in this area following the important statement of China earlier and the Philippines and the other Association of Southeast Asian Nations [Asean] countries to agree on a common code of conduct in the South China Sea.?
The 10-member Asean signed a treaty with China last year aimed at preventing an escalation of tensions over the Spratlys.
All parties agreed to refrain from activities that would escalate tensions in the region.
The deal involved the four Southeast Asian nations and China, but excludes Taiwan.
Vietnam and China have clashed twice over the Spratlys, in 1988 and 1992. Skirmishes have also occurred between other countries, antagonizing relations while threatening to undermine regional security.
Although it is believed that the archipelago sits on top of vast reserves of oil and gas, their commercial potential has never been confirmed. The islands also flank international shipping lanes.
De Venecia said the proposed joint exploration and development program would spur economic development in Southeast Asia.
?oThese areas are idle and we might as well let them bloom and for joint profit sharing or multiple profit sharing by all,? de Venecia said.
Rep. Harry Angping of Manila, chair of the trade and industry panel of the Philippine Congress, said it was also agreed Sunday that representatives of a major Chinese oil exploration company be sent to Manila in November to look into joint exploration efforts.
Wu and de Venecia also discussed the possibility of linking antiterrorism coalitions in Southeast Asia and China, Russia and Central Asia.
Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand have forged a counterterrorism pact focused on sharing intelligence, resources and personnel to fight terrorism in Southeast Asia.
?oHopefully we can discuss possible ways of cooperation between the Asean powers on the antiterrorism front together with China, Russia and new Central Asian republics,? de Venecia said.
Wu, who arrived Saturday on a four-day visit to Manila, is also the outgoing president of the Association of Asian Parliaments for Peace, whose five-day general assembly begins here Monday.
--AFP with Maricel Cruz

một tin về đảo TS đây:
China?Ts No. 2 leader, Wu Bangguo, on Sunday proposed joint oil exploration and development in the disputed Spratlys area of the South China Sea, in what has been termed a breakthrough in easing tensions in a potential regional flashpoint.
Wu, the chair of China?Ts parliament, made the proposal during a meeting with leaders of the Philippine Congress while in Manila to attend an Asian parliamentarians?T conference, according to House Speaker Jose de Venecia.
Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam, as well as China and Taiwan, claim the Spratly Islands, a potentially oil-rich archipelago.
?oMr. Wu proposed a joint exploration and development program on the Spratlys? beginning with the Philippines and China and covering the other claimants as well, de Venecia told reporters.
He was speaking at a joint media conference with Wu after the meeting, which also agreed to boost counterterrorism cooperation between Southeast Asia, China, Russia and Central Asia.
Wu described the meeting as an ?oin-depth exchange of views,? but gave no details of his joint exploration and development plan.
He stressed, however, that ?opeace and stability is the common task facing every country in the world and is the prerequisite of economic development and welfare of the people.
?oPeace and development carries pragmatic significance,? Wu added.
De Venecia said the proposed joint development on the Spratlys ?owould lead to a diplomatic breakthrough in this area following the important statement of China earlier and the Philippines and the other Association of Southeast Asian Nations [Asean] countries to agree on a common code of conduct in the South China Sea.?
The 10-member Asean signed a treaty with China last year aimed at preventing an escalation of tensions over the Spratlys.
All parties agreed to refrain from activities that would escalate tensions in the region.
The deal involved the four Southeast Asian nations and China, but excludes Taiwan.
Vietnam and China have clashed twice over the Spratlys, in 1988 and 1992. Skirmishes have also occurred between other countries, antagonizing relations while threatening to undermine regional security.
Although it is believed that the archipelago sits on top of vast reserves of oil and gas, their commercial potential has never been confirmed. The islands also flank international shipping lanes.
De Venecia said the proposed joint exploration and development program would spur economic development in Southeast Asia.
?oThese areas are idle and we might as well let them bloom and for joint profit sharing or multiple profit sharing by all,? de Venecia said.
Rep. Harry Angping of Manila, chair of the trade and industry panel of the Philippine Congress, said it was also agreed Sunday that representatives of a major Chinese oil exploration company be sent to Manila in November to look into joint exploration efforts.
Wu and de Venecia also discussed the possibility of linking antiterrorism coalitions in Southeast Asia and China, Russia and Central Asia.
Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand have forged a counterterrorism pact focused on sharing intelligence, resources and personnel to fight terrorism in Southeast Asia.
?oHopefully we can discuss possible ways of cooperation between the Asean powers on the antiterrorism front together with China, Russia and new Central Asian republics,? de Venecia said.
Wu, who arrived Saturday on a four-day visit to Manila, is also the outgoing president of the Association of Asian Parliaments for Peace, whose five-day general assembly begins here Monday.
--AFP with Maricel Cruz

http://www.hindu.com/2003/09/06/stories/2003090605730100.htm
Engine blade ''nicks'' in Sukhoi-30 squadron
By Sandeep Dik****

NEW DELHI SEPT. 5. The only complete squadron of India''s frontline Sukhoi-30K fighters has been effectively grounded following the detection of `nicks'' in the engine blades. The Indian Air Force wants the defective parts replaced free of cost but the manufacturers are reluctant because the warranty period has expired. The IAF has threatened to stall a long-term contract for the supply and indigenous manufacture of improved versions of this plane unless its makers advance the servicing schedule for the aircraft, said informed sources.
Other sources in the Air Headquarters admitted to the problem of `nicks'' but said the flying had been `staggered'' prior to their despatch to Russia for routine checks. "Flying hours have been `staggered down'' to conserve the engine frame prior to its scheduled servicing in Russia which will begin only next year."
Each Sukhoi-30K plane has flown an average of 700 hours and only 300 hours of airframe life is left. Planes are regularly checked and `nicks'' of a certain size and amount are permitted. Otherwise the blades are changed. According to warranty terms, these planes of `Sukhoi-30K'' make are due to be upgraded by 2004.
India currently has 28 Sukhoi planes based at the Lohegaon IAF base at Pune. The first batch of 18 is of Sukhoi-30K make (NATO name `Flanker'') and arrived in 1997-98. The remaining 10 of the improved `MKI'' make arrived recently. The problem, according to informed sources, is with the first lot comprising the No. 24 Hunting Hawk squadron, the IAF''s main high performance fighter fleet. With slight modification, these planes are considered ideal for delivery of nuclear weapons because of their long range. They are certain to find a place in the newly-created Strategic Forces Command, which will oversee all nuclear delivery systems such as warships, submarines, missiles and aircraft.
Informed sources said the rub lies in the fact that the IAF currently has too few multi-role combat planes. The number will increase after 22 Sukhoi-30 MKI arrive from Russia, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) makes another 140 and some French planes are purchased in due course. As a result, the IAF does not want to wait for a couple of years for the scheduled upgrade of these `K'' variants to `MKI''.
Other sources, however, were confident that the crisis would blow over.
``Nicks happen all the time but the contract with Sukhoi is for a very long period. Their people have been at hand at the base for some time and will continue to be around till all the three versions of the plane are ready,'''' said the sources.
Informed sources point out that the main reason for the selection of Sukhois over competitors such as Mirage-2000 was considerably lower costs, including life cycle costs. Its maker, Irkut, should, therefore, make an exception and take a close look at these aircraft. However, the Russian company has never been busier. Last year, it accounted for nearly one-thirds of total Russian armament exports and this year it began supplying Sukhoi planes to Malaysia, besides the two lucrative tie-ups with India and China.
It appears to be a tough call for both IAF and Irkut

http://www.hindu.com/2003/09/06/stories/2003090605730100.htm
Engine blade ''nicks'' in Sukhoi-30 squadron
By Sandeep Dik****

NEW DELHI SEPT. 5. The only complete squadron of India''s frontline Sukhoi-30K fighters has been effectively grounded following the detection of `nicks'' in the engine blades. The Indian Air Force wants the defective parts replaced free of cost but the manufacturers are reluctant because the warranty period has expired. The IAF has threatened to stall a long-term contract for the supply and indigenous manufacture of improved versions of this plane unless its makers advance the servicing schedule for the aircraft, said informed sources.
Other sources in the Air Headquarters admitted to the problem of `nicks'' but said the flying had been `staggered'' prior to their despatch to Russia for routine checks. "Flying hours have been `staggered down'' to conserve the engine frame prior to its scheduled servicing in Russia which will begin only next year."
Each Sukhoi-30K plane has flown an average of 700 hours and only 300 hours of airframe life is left. Planes are regularly checked and `nicks'' of a certain size and amount are permitted. Otherwise the blades are changed. According to warranty terms, these planes of `Sukhoi-30K'' make are due to be upgraded by 2004.
India currently has 28 Sukhoi planes based at the Lohegaon IAF base at Pune. The first batch of 18 is of Sukhoi-30K make (NATO name `Flanker'') and arrived in 1997-98. The remaining 10 of the improved `MKI'' make arrived recently. The problem, according to informed sources, is with the first lot comprising the No. 24 Hunting Hawk squadron, the IAF''s main high performance fighter fleet. With slight modification, these planes are considered ideal for delivery of nuclear weapons because of their long range. They are certain to find a place in the newly-created Strategic Forces Command, which will oversee all nuclear delivery systems such as warships, submarines, missiles and aircraft.
Informed sources said the rub lies in the fact that the IAF currently has too few multi-role combat planes. The number will increase after 22 Sukhoi-30 MKI arrive from Russia, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) makes another 140 and some French planes are purchased in due course. As a result, the IAF does not want to wait for a couple of years for the scheduled upgrade of these `K'' variants to `MKI''.
Other sources, however, were confident that the crisis would blow over.
``Nicks happen all the time but the contract with Sukhoi is for a very long period. Their people have been at hand at the base for some time and will continue to be around till all the three versions of the plane are ready,'''' said the sources.
Informed sources point out that the main reason for the selection of Sukhois over competitors such as Mirage-2000 was considerably lower costs, including life cycle costs. Its maker, Irkut, should, therefore, make an exception and take a close look at these aircraft. However, the Russian company has never been busier. Last year, it accounted for nearly one-thirds of total Russian armament exports and this year it began supplying Sukhoi planes to Malaysia, besides the two lucrative tie-ups with India and China.
It appears to be a tough call for both IAF and Irkut

JANE''S DEFENCE WEEKLY - SEPTEMBER 10, 2003
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More details disclosed on China''s Su-30MKK2
ROBERT HEWSON E***or, Jane''s Air-Launched Weapons
Moscow
Sukhoi has revealed that the enhanced Su-30MKK2 multirole fighter now under development for China will give Beijing''s air and naval forces an unprecedented level of integrated long-range power projection.
Speaking during the MAKS 2003 air show in Moscow, company officials said the aircraft will feature both an improved precision-attack capability and an entirely new C4ISTAR (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance) role not previously hinted at.
Sukhoi displayed its Su-30MKK2 development aircraft at the 19-24 August show, along with a number of new sensor systems. Chief among these was the M400 reconnaissance suite - a large podded system capable of housing sensors including a sideways-looking airborne radar (SLAR); a high- and low-altitude TV/infra-red (IR) payload; or a long-range oblique photography (LOROP) camera. The design''s optical sensors are cre***ed with a range of "not less than 70km", while the SLAR is claimed to have a range of "not less than 100km".
Once equipped with the SLAR system, the Su-30MKK2 will have the ability to operate as an airborne command post, tasking/controlling up to 10 other aircraft on a common net, according *****khoi.
The M400 would also be capable of conducting precision targeting tasks against naval and other threats - a key requirement for the long-range variants of the Kh-59 air-to-surface missile now being fielded by China. The new fighter could also have a role in target- finding for Chinese naval forces equipped with long-range strike weapons like the Yakhont anti-ship missile. The M400 system''s SLAR capability has a quoted resolution of 2.0m; the TV/IR equipment a 30cm resolution; and the LOROP system is capable of imaging down to 40cm. The entire reconnaissance system has a real-time datalink that can transmit via a wide-band connection to a ground station, while also recording imagery for onboard analysis.
Sukhoi''s demonstrator aircraft was also fitted with a UOMZ Sapsan-E forward-looking infra-red/electro-optic targeting and laser designation system, which represents another key component of the Su-30MKK2''s precision attack capabilities. Sukhoi officials confirmed that the aircraft has not yet flown with the M400 or Sapsan-E systems, citing delays in the delivery of functional hardware from UOMZ. The M400 system is being developed by Kupol, according to a Sukhoi spokesman, although this remains unconfirmed.
The MKK2 is the second acknowledged Su-30 configuration for China, with the People''s Liberation Army Air Force having already accepted two batches of 38 Su-30MKKs from KnAPPO in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. A third batch of 28 KnAPPO-built Su-30MKK2s was ordered last year, and there are conflicting reports that this number has since been increased to around 40 fighters. It is also unclear whether this increased number relates to ad***ional MKK2s, or includes a planned Su-30MKK3 variant associated with China''s navy.
The level of capability offered by the new combat systems shown at MAKS 2003 will represent a major advance for the MKK-series fighter, although some of these might not be fully implemented until the MKK3 becomes available several years from now. China could in time also decide to upgrade its entire MKK force to a common advanced standard.

JANE''S DEFENCE WEEKLY - SEPTEMBER 10, 2003
--------------------------
More details disclosed on China''s Su-30MKK2
ROBERT HEWSON E***or, Jane''s Air-Launched Weapons
Moscow
Sukhoi has revealed that the enhanced Su-30MKK2 multirole fighter now under development for China will give Beijing''s air and naval forces an unprecedented level of integrated long-range power projection.
Speaking during the MAKS 2003 air show in Moscow, company officials said the aircraft will feature both an improved precision-attack capability and an entirely new C4ISTAR (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance) role not previously hinted at.
Sukhoi displayed its Su-30MKK2 development aircraft at the 19-24 August show, along with a number of new sensor systems. Chief among these was the M400 reconnaissance suite - a large podded system capable of housing sensors including a sideways-looking airborne radar (SLAR); a high- and low-altitude TV/infra-red (IR) payload; or a long-range oblique photography (LOROP) camera. The design''s optical sensors are cre***ed with a range of "not less than 70km", while the SLAR is claimed to have a range of "not less than 100km".
Once equipped with the SLAR system, the Su-30MKK2 will have the ability to operate as an airborne command post, tasking/controlling up to 10 other aircraft on a common net, according *****khoi.
The M400 would also be capable of conducting precision targeting tasks against naval and other threats - a key requirement for the long-range variants of the Kh-59 air-to-surface missile now being fielded by China. The new fighter could also have a role in target- finding for Chinese naval forces equipped with long-range strike weapons like the Yakhont anti-ship missile. The M400 system''s SLAR capability has a quoted resolution of 2.0m; the TV/IR equipment a 30cm resolution; and the LOROP system is capable of imaging down to 40cm. The entire reconnaissance system has a real-time datalink that can transmit via a wide-band connection to a ground station, while also recording imagery for onboard analysis.
Sukhoi''s demonstrator aircraft was also fitted with a UOMZ Sapsan-E forward-looking infra-red/electro-optic targeting and laser designation system, which represents another key component of the Su-30MKK2''s precision attack capabilities. Sukhoi officials confirmed that the aircraft has not yet flown with the M400 or Sapsan-E systems, citing delays in the delivery of functional hardware from UOMZ. The M400 system is being developed by Kupol, according to a Sukhoi spokesman, although this remains unconfirmed.
The MKK2 is the second acknowledged Su-30 configuration for China, with the People''s Liberation Army Air Force having already accepted two batches of 38 Su-30MKKs from KnAPPO in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. A third batch of 28 KnAPPO-built Su-30MKK2s was ordered last year, and there are conflicting reports that this number has since been increased to around 40 fighters. It is also unclear whether this increased number relates to ad***ional MKK2s, or includes a planned Su-30MKK3 variant associated with China''s navy.
The level of capability offered by the new combat systems shown at MAKS 2003 will represent a major advance for the MKK-series fighter, although some of these might not be fully implemented until the MKK3 becomes available several years from now. China could in time also decide to upgrade its entire MKK force to a common advanced standard.

Turnaround by China: Center Stage at Talks on North Korea
JOSEPH KAHN
BEIJING, Aug. 28 õ?" Whether or not the six nations gathered in Beijing this week agree on how to stop the North Korean nuclear program, the talks here seem likely to produce at least one breakthrough: the emergence of China as a more assertive diplomatic power.
China cajoled and badgered the United States, North Korea, South Korea, Japan and Russia to jointly discuss how to resolve the Korean crisis. Beijing is also taking the lead in pressing participants to sign a communiquạ? that could serve as the basis for a longer-term search for a peaceful solution, diplomats and analysts said.
Such initiatives are oddly foreign to China. Although it has the world''s largest population and its fastest growing economy, it has generally abstained or carped from the sidelines on the most pressing issues of the day, most recently the Iraq war. For more than a decade it dismissed American-North Korean tensions as a relic of the cold war that the two countries should resolve on their own.
Beijing''s decision to broker the nuclear talks reflects alarm at the top ranks of the Communist Party that the North Korean problem could spiral out of control, with North Korea and the United Stated locked in polar positions. Analysts said China decided that it was uniquely positioned to make a difference because of longstanding ties with North Korea, a neighbor and onetime political and military ally, and its improving relationship with the Bush administration.
Yet its assertiveness may also reflect a new sense of engagement with the world that offers some parallels to the emergence of the United States as a dominant power nearly a century ago, analysts say.
"China is starting to act like a big power, with interests it has to defend even outside its borders," said Yan Xuetong, an influential foreign policy expert at Tsinghua University in Beijing. "I expect these talks to be remembered as an important milestone in history for that reason."
Under Hu Jintao, president and Communist Party general secretary, China has begun to cast off faded party rituals that made it look like an odd duck on the world stage. Mr. Hu canceled the elaborate ceremonial sendoffs for top leaders traveling abroad and ended the leadership''s tra***ion of retreating en masse to the beaches of Beidaihe in the summer, treating them as outdated trappings of a more insular era.
In June Mr. Hu became the first Chinese leader to attend a meeting of the Group of Eight, the organization of industrialized nations. His immediate predecessor, Jiang Zemin, had declined invitations to attend, and China often criticized the group as antagonistic to poor countries.
China''s prominent role in the Korea talks is partly possible because it enjoys a much closer relationship with the United States since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. China offered America help in suppressing terrorism in Central Asia õ?" a longstanding Chinese concern because it controls the restive Muslim region of Xinjiang. The Bush administration dropped its early focus on China as a potential adversary as it became engaged in fighting terrorism globally.
Also in the past two years China has achieved two ambitions õ?" joining the World Trade Organization and winning the rights to host the Olympics, in 2008 õ?" that it long pursued as a form of recognition by the developed world.
"China''s new leadership has clearly shown its desire to play a bigger role in the world," said Chung Chong-Wook, a former South Korean national security adviser who help manage an earlier round of negotiations to end North Korea''s nuclear program. "You get the sense that they are far more confident than they were before."
Even if the nuclear talks conclude successfully, possibly boosting China''s prowess, it appears highly unlikely that China could õ?" or would want to try õ?" to match American influence globally. It does not have a mobile military that could project force far beyond its borders and its core interests are still regional and territorial, including the ever delicate question of Taiwan.
Moreover, China is still recovering from the embarrassment it caused itself by its initial mismanagement of severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS. Its cover-up of the sometimes fatal infectious disease in its early stages highlighted the fact that China''s political system is still closed and reflexively wary of the outside world.
Still, the North Korea crisis may have brought and end to China''s complacent foreign policy. Chinese analysts say Beijing in the spring began accepting American intelligence that North Korea had already developed one or two atomic bombs. Chinese officials also worried that the Bush administration, emboldened by a military victory in Iraq, was weighing the use of force on the Korean Peninsula, where China was dragged into war 50 years ago.
"The situation became an urgent crisis that the top leadership decided to handle personally," said Mr. Shi Yinhong, a foreign policy expert at People''s University in Beijing.
China is doing much more than providing conference rooms to negotiators. Wang Yi, a vice foreign minister who is China''s representative at the talks, took the unusual step of publicly stating China''s negotiating position at the start of the talks. Mr. Wang portrayed China as an honest broker occupying the middle ground between the two main antagonists, the only player whose sole focus was to bring about resolution.
China also departed from its standard protocol of secrecy and opened its doors to the outside news media, inviting the press to photograph meetings and banquets. It opened a press center and invited the six participating nations to discuss the talks there.
China clearly hopes the media strategy will highlight its own role as a big power while also putting extra pressure on the United States and North Korea to find common ground, lest they be singled out for rejecting a peaceful settlement.
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