China takes another look at the Harrier LONDON, Wednesday DEFYING Soviet protests, China is sending another minister to look at the revolution ary Harrier warplane that Peking is anxiou to buy from Britain. Lu Tung, a Minister of Machine Building with responsibility for aviation matters, and a delegation of 23 ...
China Appears Decided To Buy a British Fighter, First Western Arms Deal
1977/11/06
PEKING, Nov. 5 (Reuters) Peking appears to have made a basic decision to import Western weapons technology with a statement by Wang Chen, a Deputy Prime Minister, that China intends to acquire Britain's Hawker Harrier jump-jet tactical support fighter.
Britain to go ahead with Harrier deal LONDON, Monday BRITAIN is still ready to sell advanced Harrier warplanes to Peking despite China's invasion of Vietnam, officials said today. As Industry Minister Eric varley left to sign a major trade pact In Peking, his officials Insisted the Indochina conflict "early ...