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To: tejek who wrote (322167)1/22/2007 7:36:21 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1573898
 
I am? Check again.

You where.

"Fighter jet signals China's military advances By Peter Ford, Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
Thu Jan 11, 3:00 AM ET

A sleek, swept-wing fighter-bomber dubbed the "Jian-10," unveiled here last week, is more than just another jet plane. It is China's calling card, announcing Beijing's arrival among the top ranks of military manufacturers..."

Message 23181251

You even quoted how it was about military advances

The plane is also a new symbol of China's role-reversal in the global arms industry. "Most technology analysts have been surprised by the speed with which China has gone from being an arms-buying country to one with real promise of being a producer of front-edge military technology," says Denny Roy, senior researcher at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu.

When you don't have wars to fight, you can make big advances.

Message 23182338

Then a reply to a reply later you say

"I meant advances in the environment; advances in education; advances in space exploration etc. I could care less about military advances."

In context your reply doesn't make a lot of sense.