China’s Aerospace Design Relies on Foreign Software—a Humiliation to the CCP

French President Emmanuel Macron (2nd L) talks with Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier (C) in front of Serge Dassault (2nd R), Chairman and CEO of Dassault Group, during a visit at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, north of Paris on June 19, 2017. Michel Euler/Pool/Reuters

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The Chinese regime issued a notice on April 9, announcing a themed event for May called “Looking Back 100 Years: The Chinese Communist Party’s Leadership in Science and Technology.” The event aims to promote the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s propaganda of “the Party’s overall leadership and direction of science and technology.” However, it is significant that China has not developed its own aircraft design software.