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AVIC has spent about eight years developing the aircraft, which is roughly the size of a Boeing Co 737 and is designed to carry out marine rescues and battle forest fires. It has a range of up to 4,500 kms (2,800 miles) and is designed to be able to take off and land in two meter (six feet) waves.

Powered by four turboprop engines, the AG600 can carry 50 people during maritime search-and-rescue missions, and can scoop up 12 metric tons of water within 20 seconds for fire fighting trips, according to state media.

Quote (Ghot @ May 17 2018 11:48am)

Well, here ya go...

U.S. lawmakers plan series of hearings on 'emboldened' China

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-congress/u-s-lawmakers-plan-series-of-hearings-on-emboldened-china-idUSKCN1II2IM

@ Scaly. Ya need me to splain it to ya also?

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Trump has had no leadership in the state department and china has been taking that lead to set international policy.

Trump is failing at soft power and our position in the international community is suffering for it.

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The Secretary of State is a senior official of the federal government of the United States of America, and as head of the U.S. Department of State, is principally concerned with foreign policy and is considered to be the U.S. government's equivalent of a Minister for Foreign Affairs.[4][5]

The Secretary of State is nominated by the President of the United States and, following a confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, is confirmed by the United States Senate. The Secretary of State, along with the Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Defense, and Attorney General, are generally regarded as the four most important Cabinet members because of the importance of their respective departments.[6] Secretary of State is a Level I position in the Executive Schedule and thus earns the salary prescribed for that level (currently $205,700).[3]

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Uhhh... Mike Pompeo?

/e Or is the president supposed to do EVERY job in the US govt.?

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He's refused to staff the state department and basically hung Tillerson out to dry.

He's supposed to do his job at least, and he hasn't staffed key federal agencies.

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Well, it could just possibly be, that every time he does anything...NY, Cali, Washington state, or Oregon sues him. Or because half of the US govt. is spending their time trying to prove or disprove this witch hunt.
Might even be because every time he does try to appoint someone, one entire half of the govt. wastes months before those appointees are approved.

Anyways this is a China topic.
And just like I said way back in the NK topic, all this NK crap is just because of China and their desire to control the entire South China Sea.

Oh Damn!! Post #62.