The same thing can be said about Indian planes or military projects, such as the LCA, Su30mki or even Mig21bis. Everything is open to scrutiny through the actions of a aggressively free press, parliamentary committee work, public questionings of the Defence Minister, and official audits. Every wrinkle and wart is magnified 100 fold, and every flaw, real or perceived, is analyzed to the nth degree. Throw in former senior officers and scientists who are willing and able to comment in the press, and the result is a remarkably transparent process. By way of comparison, the cheerleaders of Indian peer competitors seem to rely on special insights derived from peering at crystal balls, reading entrails and quoting assorted secondary and tertiary reports of questionable quality. This void of information is wielded as both a shield and sword, with the ambiguity surrounding their pet projects used to deflect criticisms based on the scanty information available, even as it used to promote these good, but not exceptional, projects as the wonder weapons of the new century.
Completely agreed, and thats the nature of how democracy works, although it’s good but can be bad sometimes. See we cannot know anything about any Chinese Military programs because it’s communism, we do not know about any of the mistakes they make or anything good they do, because they keep it secret.
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