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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (91036)6/4/2012 9:49:59 AM
From: TobagoJack  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 219910
 
In the mean time, it seems that team USA insists on being able to buy genuine china-made parts for the team USA military machine ;0)

just in in-tray

A yearlong U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee probe has found that vast numbers of counterfeit Chinese-made electronic parts are being used in U.S. military equipment. More than 70 percent of an estimated one million suspect counterfeit parts used in the Navy’s SH-60B helicopters, P-8A Poseidon planes, C-130Js, and C-27Js cargo planes, among others, were traced back to China, the BBC reports. Committee staff that attempted to travel to China for the investigation were not granted visas. “Rather than acknowledging the problem and moving aggressively to shut down counterfeiters the Chinese government has tried to avoid scrutiny,” according to the report. The committee also criticized China for failing to shut down counterfeit manufacturers claiming “counterfeit electronic parts are sold openly in public markets in China.” In response, the official China Daily called the accusation an “attempt to distract the U.S. public from the real problems that are plaguing the country” and noted that the U.S. has maintained a military embargo on China for 23 years and called on Washington “to find out who purchased the parts and how they passed muster.”

[Editor’s Note: The report described the Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP) designed to log suspected fake parts as “woefully lacking.” Between 2009 and 2010 GIDEP received 217 reports of fake counterfeit components only 13 of which came from U.S. government agencies. The National Defense Authorization Act, signed into law on December 31, aims to stop counterfeit parts from entering the U.S.]

Israel’s Defense Force Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen Benny Gantz, has visited Beijing for talks with Vice President Xi Jinping and People’s Liberation Army chief Gen. Chen Bingde. “Both militaries should make greater efforts to cooperate and learn from each other,” Xi said. He called on “the militaries of both countries to boost cooperation and promote bilateral relations,” the official China Radio International reports. Chen said high-level military visits and exchanges among technical groups have enriched their cooperation, the official People’s Daily reports. Last August Chen became the first Chinese military chief to visit Israel, The Jerusalem Post reports.



To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (91036)12/10/2022 8:32:19 PM
From: TobagoJack  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 219910
 
Following up to Message 28182942

and your comment in those early dayz of 2012, <<while America’s “inclusive” governing institutions have taken us from strength to strength.>>

the jury remains out, but am getting slightly less agnostic. Let's see what happening in the following 60 - 120 months as we navigate 2026 / 2032