Opinion: China’s dangerous formula of defence spending and paranoia
Almost a decade ago, The Geobukseon was in Beijing having dinner with representatives of the China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC). For the uninitiated, CATIC is the ‘special export’ company that has the monopoly status for foreign sales of fighters and other aerospace products.
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