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by DashRattlesnake 3463 days ago
Which is why they're licensing the An-225 and jet engine technology from Ukraine.

http://www.popsci.com/china-will-resurrect-worlds-largest-pl...:

> The second stage of the project will involve the complete transfer of technology, including the 23 ton thrust Progress D-18T turbofan engines, to China, for licensed production of a modernized version in Sichuan Province.