On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 21:15:52 GMT, Charles Gray wrote:

A bit hyperbolic, but China has just banned commercials for hemmeroids
products, sanitary material for ladies and other such wonderful things
during the hours 7-9 PM. As someone who'se been eating dinner when
I'm granted the joy of an all too detailed CGI vision of what cuases
that itching, burning sensation, I can say that today the qusestion of
who is most civilized is won, hands down, by the PRC.

That is called "government censorship", it is a sign of a repressive,
totalitarian regime, NOT civilization.

Now, on to the serious question-- does China have any equivelant to
our AWACS? I would assume that if they ever intend to match the U.S.
or even have a serious ability to project power, they're going to need
soemthing like it, especially since GW II demonstrated just how
suicidal even heavily hardened fixed C&C is.

No, they do not, although Israel would love to sell them an inferior
system.

Al Minyard