(Asien) PLAN - Die Chinesische Marine

[Erich]

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30 June
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CHINA
New auxiliary ship 88 commissioned. The large cruise ship look-alike is said to be training ship. *)

CHINA
Local media report sea trials of aircraft carrier VARYAG “postponed to August”.
(rmks: I still doubt they were ever planned for 01 July)

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17:10 01/07/2011ALL NEWS
Rosoboronexport calls illegal Ukrainian transfer of Zubr technical data to China.

1/7 Tass 237

ST. PETERSBURG, July 1 (Itar-Tass) —— ...

Rosoboronexport and China had been negotiating the selling of Zubr ships for a long time but failed to reach an agreement, he said. Meanwhile, Ukraine and China concluded a deal, which transferred Zubr technical documentation to Beijing in violation of intellectual property rights.
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Four Zubr ships will be built under the Ukrainian contract, which has the value of $315 million. The Feodosiya More shipyard will build two ships, and the other two will be built in China with the assistance of Ukrainian specialists.

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Die Nr. 88 liegt seit 03.07.2011 vor der Varjag - siehe den Thread da "klick"