China’s defense industry elbows into Africa – Wendell Minnick

China has become a new player in Africa and its defense industry is following that trend, notes Wendell Minnick in Defense News. China was competing with the once dominant Europeans at the September 2010 Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD 2010) tri-service exhibition near Cape Town, South Africa.
In Defense News:

Chinese defense companies have taken a sizeable portion of exhibition space at Ysterplaat Air Force Base with more than 1,200 square meters. More than a dozen major defense companies are exhibiting at the Sept. 21-25 show, including China National Aero-Technology Import and Export Corp. (CATIC) and China North Industries Corp. (NORINCO). 

China’s aggressive posture at the defense show reflects its broader strategies in Africa, where it has become a much more active supplier of arms.

More details at Wendell Minnick’s weblog.

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