Want China Times, Staff Reporter 2014-05-21
While Vladimir Putin began his two-day visit to Shanghai on May 20, the Moscow-based Kommersant reported that the Russian president will offer his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping a chance to jointly develop Mi-26 heavy-lift helicopters and also aid in the development of large commercial aircraft.
Putin
arrives in Shanghai for a two-day visit, May 20. (Photo/CNS)
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While Vladimir Putin began his two-day visit to Shanghai on May 20, the Moscow-based Kommersant reported that the Russian president will offer his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping a chance to jointly develop Mi-26 heavy-lift helicopters and also aid in the development of large commercial aircraft.
A Russian
delegation source told Kommersant on May. 19 that China needs at least 1,000
long-range and wide-body commercial aircraft to compete with Airbus and Boeing
in the future. The Moscow-based United Aircraft Corporation has put forward
concept designs for such an aircraft that can meet the needs of Chinese
airlines in the global market. Putin and Xi will likely discuss details during
the two-day visit, the Russian paper said.
Beijing is
also looking for a chance to produce the Russian-built Mi-26 heavy-lift
helicopters for the People's Liberation Army. Prior to the trip, Putin
announced that an agreement had already been reached between the two nations to
build large commercial planes as well as a heavy helicopter. Putin believes
that Beijing and Moscow are capable of designing and building competitive
products for the global market, Kommersant said.
Russian
deputy prime minister Dmitry Rogozin meanwhile told the Moskovsky Komsomolets,
a newspaper run by the Moscow Communist Youth League, that China and Russia are
moving closer together in the development of aircraft. Since Russia alone is
unable to compete against the United States and France in producing large
commercial aircraft, Rogozin said that cooperation from China is necessary to
change this situation.
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