Production of the J-10 has reached three figures and the LCA is still many years away from full service entry.

To be fair, it seems hard to believe that the LCA will ever come close matching the potential production totals for the J-10. China has an operational 5th generation fighter today. India is having a hard time transitioning from the technology demonstrator phase to a credible pre-production prototype.

Ya thats what most people figured.

The topic is completely screwed up when we are comparing an actual production fighter to an tech demo.

Sure LCA is more advanced on paper in some 10-20 years when it reach production phase… Then again why are we comparing it to a production model J-10 now?

military coup in the name of re-establishing democratic rule in the country?

isn’t that the slogan for almost every coup?

Usually when we see Indian talks of new developement, it ends up happening some 20 years down the line…

so no need to ask now… it’s wayyy too early.

and exactly how many coup have Tailand had…

I thought they be tired of this sh!t now. Apparently I’m wrong…

In many places, they’re getting well over a thousand bucks for skilled factory labor. These kids don’t spend on rent because they still sleep in their parent’s house. Get it from someone who actually does business there.

Yeah Skilled Factory workers are a rare commodity here…
I have pay around 100 RMB to tech school for every graduate I hire from them in Su Zhou of Zhe Jiang provice. With a company of around 20000 workers and a drop out rate of 20% per year its a tough job to fill all the job posts. Taiwanese company come with more funding and pay around 200 RMB per student and thus usually they get the cream of the crop…
Not that we are short of bachlor degree but typically people with high degrees don’t make good workers. What we really need is skilled CMC operators and such…

But as usual supply is short and Demand is high with an relatively inelastic product…

Funny you mention Japan, as you see regular anti-Japanese rants in the PRC.

These Anti-japanese rants may or may not be govn’t induce neither you nor I have any proof against them.

But we do know one thing for sure as PRC is persistant on crushing anti-Japanese sentiment. We know for sure that “Bao Diao” ie guarding Tiao Yu Tai island from Japan movement was regularly restricted by the govn’t in the forms of denying passports and visa to HK, the launching pad of such activity. To even public supression of the media to tone down anti-Japanese sentiment. What has the Japanese done? Kozumi visiting that stupid shrine on the day the war started. Who is explicitly more descrete here? If PRC wanted to it could kick out all Japanese auto sales in China. I’m sure the chinese and european auto industy would mind at all. But it did not an instead when Japan threatened to end business loans in China did you see China blatently abtecting to such archaic trashing of one’s economy? No China backed down form the loans. The Japan card isn’t always relyed on by PRC simply because it does not need to. Most friction beteen the two countries is caused by Japan with its male orgie tours to its rising militrism. By the way China isn’t the only one to object to Japanese rhetorics, reguarly you seem more violent South Korean demonstration that often lead to violent movement. Such activety is rarely encountered in China.

And if there is no populism on the Taiwan issue why do you see so much of it over there?

You see so much of it in PRC simply because the mainland have a great many CCTV reporters statione on the island. The reason is to be more open in media as the west always urged it to do so. It shows Taiwanese style democracy, the mistakes Taiwan has endured an the rewards Taiwan has to reap from democracy. Has PRC responded to repeaded open challeges from president Chen? No it has self imposed dicipline to keep the discussion at hand as third party issue and gives curtacy to not involve it self with internal Taiwanese politics. Unlike Taiwanese politicians who openly attack opponents with blatant disregard for personal well being, PRC officials sees it as distaste an in its political process and tens to avoid such behaviour.

And how is Taiwan an imperialist construct like HK when it was formed from the pre-communist government of China? Really, it should be Taiwan claiming back the main land from revolutionary usurpers.

Becaused many Taiwanese have not yet woken up from its imperialist past. Political figures and adviser to president Chen such as lady jin su mei (金素梅) who consider her self to be of Japanese nationality and Taiwan part of Japan. Other simply speak Japanese an this may also be the reason why japanese culture is so faverable on the island… including porno and japanese sauna baths. Why is so many older Taiwanese opsessed with being seen as japanese if not their brain washings from colonial Japan have yet to pass?

You may believe it as evidence of democarcy but plainly it is still reminicent to the no so distant past of Japanese imerialism that thrives on this island till this day.

I have currently backed up all my opinions but what about you? are we only riding on plain fumes here?

The Su-27KUB is the naval trainer/strike variant for the Su-33?
is it the predecessor of Su-34?