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China’s Commercial Airliner Ambitions: Dream or Nightmare?

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China’s Commercial Airliner Ambitions: Dream or Nightmare?
The Chinese regime unveils the C919, its first large passenger plane, in Shanghai on Nov. 2, 2015. The plane, constructed by the state-run Commercial Aircraft Corp of China, was built with the assistance of foreign companies. STR/AFP/Getty Images
Richard A. Bitzinger
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Last month, the United States and Europe approved a halt in their 17-year trade dispute over subsidies to Boeing and Airbus. Furthermore, both sides agreed to “collaborate on addressing non-market practices of third parties that may harm their respective large civil aircraft industries.” This means China.
Richard A. Bitzinger
Richard A. Bitzinger
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Richard A. Bitzinger is an independent international security analyst. He was previously a senior fellow with the Military Transformations Program at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) in Singapore, and he has held jobs in the U.S. government and at various think tanks. His research focuses on security and defense issues relating to the Asia-Pacific region, including the rise of China as a military power, and military modernization and arms proliferation in the region.
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