Topic: Andrei Chang

HONG KONG, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- China recently exported its T85IIM Main Battle Tanks to Uganda, according to a military industry source. But the tanks may be more for display than for defense.

HONG KONG, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- In the event of a conflict with China, Indian military units stationed along the eastern part of the Indian-Chinese border could make full use of the 13 military and civilian airports in the frontier region.

HONG KONG, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- In the strategic direction of Bhutan and central Nepal, the Indian air force has built three major military airports, sufficient to provide deterrence over the central part of Tibet.

HONG KONG, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Within the next four months, a first batch of eight Russian-built Sukhoi Su-30MKI multirole fighters will be positioned at India's Tezpur Air Base in the state of Assam, near the border with China, an Indian navy source has revealed.

HONG KONG, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- China has signed a contract to provide Saudi Arabia with PLZ-45 155mm self-propelled howitzers for one battalion, according to an authoritative military industry source. One battalion normally would be armed with 27 such guns.

HONG KONG, July 30 (UPI) -- The worries of neighboring countries about China are on the rise. Therefore, the top priority of the new Kuomintang government in Taiwan is to strengthen its strategic relations with the United States and Japan and rebuild strategic mutual trust. This kind of trust between Taiwan, the United States and Japan has been greatly jeopardized over the last eight years.

HONG KONG, July 29 (UPI) -- In light of China's increasing military buildup, Taiwan's strategic security can be guaranteed only under three conditions.

HONG KONG, July 25 (UPI) -- In the area of advanced multirole fighters alone, the People's Republic of China imported 100 Su-30MKK/MK2s over the past eight years, whereas Taiwan did not purchase any new combat aircraft. Nor did it procure any surface warships or submarines, except for one retired Keelung Class DDG from the United States. Taiwan virtually wasted the whole of eight years in its military development.

HONG KONG, July 24 (UPI) -- In terms of Taiwan's general strategic posture, the military machinery that the Kuomintang -- Nationalist Party -- inherited after winning the general election recently is, in fact, in a state of crisis. Taiwan's military buildup has been neglected for eight years, with military spending decreasing year by year except for a slight increase in 2008.

HONG KONG, July 17 (UPI) -- Due to the rapid expansion of its submarine fleet, China's East Sea Fleet now has a shortage of submarine docks. At the base of the No. 42 Submarine Flotilla in Xiangshan, eight dock bridges have been built. Four of them are used to anchor Kilo 636s, and each can accommodate two Kilos.