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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

China expanding African arms sales

J-7 SkyboltIncreasing quantities of China-made military equipment have been finding their way to Africa, traded for oil, mineral resources and even fishing rights.

Zambia has used its copper resources to pay China in a number of military deals, for instance, and Kenya has been negotiating with China to trade fishing rights for arms.

Among the most popular Chinese military exports to Africa are the J-7, K-8 and Y-12 aircraft, which are relatively inexpensive and easy to operate.

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