Six months ago, I wrote about the "COMAC C919, Challenging the Boeing and Airbus Duopoly." The aircraft was scheduled for production release in 2016. And looks like the plan is proceeding well. The company has reported 100 of the planes having been pre-ordered by various airlines. So, here we are, six years before release, the C919 has already started making dents in this … [Read more...] about COMAC C919 gets 100 orders
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Tianhe-1A ranked world’s fastest super computer
In the current edition of TOP500, Chinese made super computer Tianhe-1A (at 2.57 petaflops/second) has just overtaken the American Department of Energy's Jaguar system (at 1.75 petaflops/second) in performance to top the current super computers world rankings list. (Here is the press release: "China Grabs Supercomputing Leadership Spot in Latest Ranking of World’s Top 500 … [Read more...] about Tianhe-1A ranked world’s fastest super computer
长沙两天建成15层新方舟旅店 – 15 Story Ark Hotel goes up in Two Days
(Youtube.com version if you are outside China) This is a time-lapse of a 15-story Ark Hotel in 长沙 (Changsa) being built; 48 hours for the basic structure and another 90 hours for the walls and windows. It can withstand a Richter scale 9 earth quake. It was built using 6x less materials than a similar building. More details here. … [Read more...] about 长沙两天建成15层新方舟旅店 – 15 Story Ark Hotel goes up in Two Days
Is it Ever Possible for the West to See a “Responsible” China?
Many in the West have tried to coax China to act more "responsibly." But is it possible for China to ever act "responsibly"? I don't think so - not because China is inherently not "responsible," but because an "irresponsible" China is born out of the imagination of an insecure West. In this atmosphere, the only way for the West to deem China to be "responsible" is for China to … [Read more...] about Is it Ever Possible for the West to See a “Responsible” China?
Eric Schmidt of Google discussing China with Charlie Rose
Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, was recently on Charlie Rose talking about the China censorship issue. As you recall, Google threatened to pull out of the Mainland China market insinuating Chinese government backed hacking (no evidence to date) and threatening non-compliance with Chinese censorship laws. When China didn't budge, Google shut down the search service on google.cn. … [Read more...] about Eric Schmidt of Google discussing China with Charlie Rose