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From: chana@jacobs.cs.orst.edu (Andy Chan)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Su-27 sell to China?
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Date: 9 Apr 91 06:43:32 GMT
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From: chana@jacobs.cs.orst.edu (Andy Chan)


The main reason that China is buying the Su-27's from the Soviet Union is for
the PLAN (People's Liberation Army Navy, yes the NAvy is a branch of the Army
in China.) to put on the new carrier it is building.  The price is expected
to be from $35-40 million per unit.  However, the Chinese Government is trying
to negotiate a "friendship price", and is trying to trade consumer goods for
the planes (goodness knows Russia needs them.) 

Just a little "inside information" (the fact that I am Chinese puts me on the
"inside"   :->  )

Another problem is that the Soviets want to keep spare parts and training in 
Russia, while China wants to manufacture their own, so they will be less
dependent on the Soviet Union.

Just thought I'd throw in my $0.02 (about 3 Japanese yen)

/Chan*Man/