China has pretty much closed the gap. The biggest complaint about the Chinese air force was that it operated only 4th generation air crafts. These are fairly reliable planes that operates as your standard workhorse in an air war. But often than not the united states would hide behind the argument of fifth generation stealth, creating a line between the Chinese air force and their own. The J20 would help negate that argument as China too also possesses a fifth generation stealth aircraft.
I was never a big fan of stealth technology. But this aircraft would certainly assist in future political and military discourses. Finally closing that gap in conventional military technology.
Absolutely. Now that the images of the J20 flight test have been released. The suspense is over, and there is not much else to look forward to. The goal of the PLA and the CCP now is to ensure that this aircraft gets mass produced as soon as possible. A loose monetary policy would most definitely determine the speed of that endeavor.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
I doubt it
Usually the Chinese have a much more superior educational system from high school to university level. I can't say much for their liberal arts since there is no real clear ruler to measure this by. However, in most international meets between Chinese university students versus those coming from other states, Chinese tend to come in at number one.
ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest World Finals
Place Name Solved Time Last Problem 1 Shanghai Jiaotong University 7 778 229 2 Moscow State University 7 940 263 3 National Taiwan University 6 779 201 4 Taras Shevchenko Kiev National University 6 928 238 5 Petrozavodsk State University 6 985 284 6 Tsinghua University 6 998 261 7 Saratov State University 6 1010 297 8 University of Warsaw 6 1042 263 9 St. Petersburg State University 6 1042 277 10 Zhongshan (Sun Yat-sen) University 6 1049 272 11 Fudan University 6 1114 294 12 KTH - Royal Institute of Technology 6 1265 288 13 Ural State University 6 1312 268 14 Stanford University 5 377 128 14 Cornell University 5 560 160 14 University of Tokyo 5 598 207 14 Carnegie Mellon University 5 782 192 14 University of British Columbia 5 819 196 14 Seoul National University 5 824 206 14 Belarusian State University 5 850 280 14 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 5 851 209 14 St. Petersburg State University of IT, Mechanics and Optics 5 860 269
Country Team size P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 Total Rank Awards All M F G S B HM People's Republic of China 6 5 1 41 42 23 42 24 25 197 1 6 0 0 0 Russian Federation 6 6
41 35 11 42 20 20 169 2 4 2 0 0 United States of America 6 6
40 42 8 42 24 12 168 3 3 3 0 0 Republic of Korea 6 6
42 42 24 42 0 6 156 4 4 2 0 0 Kazakhstan 6 6
42 35 13 42 4 12 148 5 3 2 0 1 Thailand 6 6
42 42 16 42 5 1 148 5 1 5 0 0 Japan 6 6
41 29 15 42 6 8 141 7 2 3 0 1 Turkey 6 6
40 36 13 42 7 1 139 8 1 3 2 0 Germany 6 5 1 39 31 9 42 5 12 138 9 1 3 2 0 Serbia 6 6
39 31 7 42 9 7 135 10 1 3 2 0
41st International Physics Olympiad
Zagreb 17-25 July 2010
| Yichao Yu | China |
| Jundong Wu | China |
| Fabian Gundlach | Germany |
| Daniel Li | United States of America |
| Isarapong Eksinchol | Thailand |
| Sergei Patiakin | United Kingdom |
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Stealth Comparison
The whole stealth argument is just ridiculous
The f22 has a limited combat radius and the b2 bomber can not even travel at supersonic speeds. Not only are we supposed to place our faith in stealth, but these platforms were flawed from the beginning. A DF21 would have a greater combat radius, reach hypersonic speeds, and be able to travel through space. When it comes to preemption, at over 14,000 km an hour, the DFs would be able to preempt even faster.
New Round of Spending
Being 2011, there really is not much time left. China has this incredible and unmatched industrial capacity and an incredible and unmatched industrial potential. It would be in China's interest to maximize military spending as soon as possible. There are tens of millions of Chinese that can be mobilized to help further boost military spending. A simple equation needs to be put together to determine what the level of idle human resources happens to be in China. And determine how much money needs to be spent in order to maximize those employment rates and then determine how many weapons systems such spending would allow China to purchase. The People's Bank of China will release the necessary funds, while other government officials will determine what weapons systems those funds will be allocated to. Millions of people need this source of income, whether it is for 30 yr mortgages, car loans, or the cost for the education of their children. Government spending helps provide to these tens of millions who otherwise would not be motivated to contribute. The state offers them the means to pay down their loans or to make future purchases while they offer their services to help maximize China's military output.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Not Really
A Housing Bubble only occurs after the money supply that was used to encourage housing spending comes to an end. Meaning the government who controls the money supply refuses to release any more money. As long as liquidity remains a constant, housing prices and construction will continue to expand. Since more money chases after a finite supply of housing.
If there really is unused housing, the government can manage a few things. It can choose to subsidize housing by giving these homes away for free for those who still dont own property. The government can choose to purchase them at a profit to the seller or choose to purchase them at a loss to the seller. The government can then redistribute the housing at a profit to itself, or at a loss to itself. Its a moral decision, rather than a financial one. This is because PBOC has an infinite supply of RMB as recently stated. So its inconsequential what the Chinese government chooses to buy. Whether its concrete buildings, or steel warplanes.
As individuals, our spending habits often require us to balance budgets. We are constantly shifting between paperwork to determine what we should or should not spend so as to remain within our own means. For the central government. It is a very different game. It does not need to look to see where it lands. The Central government is not a player, the Central government is the game master.
If there really is unused housing, the government can manage a few things. It can choose to subsidize housing by giving these homes away for free for those who still dont own property. The government can choose to purchase them at a profit to the seller or choose to purchase them at a loss to the seller. The government can then redistribute the housing at a profit to itself, or at a loss to itself. Its a moral decision, rather than a financial one. This is because PBOC has an infinite supply of RMB as recently stated. So its inconsequential what the Chinese government chooses to buy. Whether its concrete buildings, or steel warplanes.
As individuals, our spending habits often require us to balance budgets. We are constantly shifting between paperwork to determine what we should or should not spend so as to remain within our own means. For the central government. It is a very different game. It does not need to look to see where it lands. The Central government is not a player, the Central government is the game master.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
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