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Pakistani Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed recently said that Pakistan is planning to buy two squadrons of J-10 fighter jets from China.

Iran has signed a deal with China to buy two squadrons of J-10 fighter planes that are based on Israeli technology, the Russian news agency Novosti reported yesterday.

Where's Mia Farrow now? The Zimbabwean Defence Minister met with the PLA Air Force's Political Commissar Deng Changyou on April 16. Perhaps China wants to sell J-10 fighter jets to Zimbabwe.

Sinosplice has a funny and interesting post about a Chinese children's book that teaches the kids the finer points of how to say, write and draw the likes of machine gun, heavy machine gun, handgun, rifle, semi-automatic rifle, Uzi, revolver, hand grenade, flame thrower, rocket launcher, smoke grenades, tank, aircraft carrier, bomber plane, fighter jet, guided missile, stealth bomber.

It raises an interesting question of is it military propaganda, or just fun for kids. Where's the line?

Huang Ju, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Vice-Premier of the State Council, died of illness at 02:03 a.m. June 2 in Beijing at the age of 69.

An obituary issued by the central authorities called Huang "an excellent member of the CPC, a long-tested and faithful Communist fighter and an outstanding leader of the Party and the state."

China is not exactly the most communist place in the world, but one cab driver still believes that everyone should have nothing. Communism lives on!

The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) optimistically believes China's GDP is likely to grow 9 percent next year thanks to Beijing's huge stimulus package and an easier monetary policy.

From Der Spiegel: China is conquering Africa as it becomes the preferred trading partner of the continent's dictators. Beijing is buying up Africa's abundant natural resources and providing it with needed cash and cheaply produced consumer goods in return.

Australian blogger Xiao Zhu believes the Chinese government needs to get serious about public awareness advertising.