Chinese top guns killed in fighter crash
Two air force pilots were killed when their Russian-made Su-27 fighter crashed during a training mission.
The move is an attempt to stop
China being reliant on Western software Photo:
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The Defence ministry said the plane went down on a beach near the coastal
city of Rongcheng in the northern province of Shandong. It did not offer any
reason for Sunday afternoon's crash and said there were no reports of damage or
injuries to people on the ground.
China began purchasing Su-27s in the early 1990s and many of the planes are
near the end of their expected lifespans. China also manufactured a copy of the
plane. The secretive People's Liberation Army and its air force have overhauled
their training in recent years to make exercises more realistic, and details
about accidents are rarely released.
Separately the Xinhua News Agency said an explosion at the Xinyu Group Iron
Works destroyed its 100-ton No. 2 furnace killed four people and left 32
injured.
It said the injured were transported to hospital but gave no word on the
cause of the accident.
China has struggled to boost workplace safety in recent years amid the
pressures of rapid economic growth.
Tougher enforcement of safety rules has brought major improvements in areas
such as coal mining, while companies have also been forced to improve conditions
to attract workers amid a tightening labor market
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