ASSESSMENTS

China, Russia: Closing the Technology Gap

Mar 11, 2009 | 20:56 GMT

A Chinese officer stands guard before a row of Russian Su-27 'Flankers'. Negotiations over the sale of Russian navy fighter jets to China have broken down. The dispute actually represents a much larger issue -- China's growing expertise at reverse-engineering and copying Russia's military hardware.
A Chinese officer stands guard before a row of Russian Su-27 'Flankers'. Negotiations over the sale of Russian navy fighter jets to China have broken down. The dispute actually represents a much larger issue -- China's growing expertise at reverse-engineering and copying Russia's military hardware.

(LIU JIN/AFP/Getty Images)

Negotiations over the sale of Russian navy fighter jets to China have broken down. The dispute actually represents a much larger issue -- China's growing expertise at reverse-engineering and copying the military hardware it has acquired from Russia....

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