Hongjian
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Chinese airspace industry groups and Ukrainian Antonov state-owned enterprises reached consensus at Beijing's Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, the two sides on the world's largest transport aircraft A-225 was officially settled in China signed a cooperation agreement. After signing the agreement, Chinese airspace Group will receive A-225 including engines all technical drawings and property rights. http://www.chinaairspace.com/ Funny thing is, the company's detail from this website is still haven't been updated at all. However, with such escalation between Russia and Ukraine, the only thing China could make a deal is to using the old, globally obvious method same as purchasing the unfinished Varyag, and its blueprints that way. No wonder the US is extremely pissed to see China have such of flexibility to 'steal technologies' by using front companies to buy foreign corporations, and then gone into dark instantly. However, the true crime of technology 'espionage' is greed, with money there's always have a work around. Since China can make Y-20 by themselves, it's only matter of time to acquire more complicated aircraft blueprints, and I think if that's true, acquire An-225 before An-124 is a smarter move because of the famousness, and the downward development for smaller tonnage planes is easier than redesign a bigger version of An-124. Antonov's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/antonov.company.ua/posts/942783179182645 ANTONOV COMPANY SIGNED COOPERATION AGREEMENT ON THE AN-225 PROGRAMME WITH AICC. On August 30, 2016, ANTONOV Company included into Ukroboronprom SC and Aerospace Industry Corporation of China (AICC) signed Cooperation agreement on the AN-225 programme. In such way, the parties expressed their intensions as for long-term cooperation. The first stage of this interaction consists in construction of the second modernized AN-225 Mriya at ANTONOV Company and delivery of this aircraft to AICC. The second stage – organization of the joint series production of the AN-225 in China under licence of ANTONOV Company. Both stages will be realized in accordance with proper contracts. Photo: fuselage of the second АN-225 at ANTONOV Company’s production facility. ------------------------------------------------------------ Basically, Ukraine finishes the 2nd An-225 and sell it to China. Future licence production agreement to be negotiated. Well, even with one single An-225, China's power projection will be greatly boosted. Especially with the ongoing construction of the new Djibouti naval base.
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