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Epoch Times
15-05-2025
- Business
- Epoch Times
Nicaragua Announces Military Contract With State-Owned Chinese Company
The socialist government of Nicaragua has announced a contract with a Chinese state-owned company to provide military equipment for its army, making its alliance with China's communist regime even stronger. The contract with Beijing-based Poly Technologies, also known as PolyTech, was part of a series of agreements signed on May 11 by a delegation led by adviser Laureano Ortega to the China-CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) Forum, to state-run media. Laureano Ortega is the son of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and serves as a presidential adviser for investment, trade, and international cooperation. 'The contracts and cooperation that have been signed are [...] with the Poly company for equipment for the Nicaraguan Army,' Murillo said in a telephone with state media on May 12, without giving further details. Murillo said the administration is 'happy and proud of how we are moving forward and strengthening our ties for development and justice through peace.' Besides the defense contract, both delegations signed agreements in the areas of telecommunications, transportation, energy, and infrastructure. Related Stories 5/15/2024 3/22/2024 PolyTech was established in 1984 and is engaged in the export of weapons, ammunition, military technology, and advanced defense systems. It is by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control for business activities that assist the Russian military. The strengthening of relations between the two nations comes after Nicaragua cut with Taiwan in December 2021 to meet terms for establishing relations with Beijing. Taiwan has been a self-governing island since 1949, although Beijing considers the island a part of its territory and has threatened to bring it under its control, even by force if necessary. At the end of 2021, Nicaragua over to China the facilities occupied by the Taiwanese embassy, which Taipei intended to donate to the Catholic Church, according to Voice of America (VOA). In November 2022, China an unknown amount of equipment to the Nicaraguan National Police, an institution that the United States has sanctioned for violating the human rights of citizens of the Central American country, reported VOA. The National Police is headed by Francisco Díaz, Daniel Ortega's father-in-law. It is accused of repressing Nicaraguan dissidents who are critical of the leader who has been in power for more than 15 years. In 2018, the police were accused of killing more than 300 civilians protesting against Ortega. The United States has sanctioned the entity, as well as its chief, Francisco Díaz.
South China Morning Post
22-02-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
China's anti-drone arms tech draws Mideast interest as militaries seek latest edge
Chinese arms contractors were among the global defence suppliers who flocked to the Middle East to showcase their latest counter-unmanned aerial vehicles (CUAV) during the region's largest military exhibition. Advertisement The turnout for the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) this week in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, was another sign of the increasingly important roles drones are playing in warfare. Chinese companies were promoting their latest systems designed to defend against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). China's Poly Technologies showed off a laser defence system called 'Silent Hunter', an export variant of the domestically produced 'Low Altitude Guardian' laser system, reportedly the first ever to use lasers in striking small and slow air targets flying at low altitude. China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation displayed miniature models referred to as an 'anti UAV system' – multiple CUAV systems, which included FK-2000 missile gun integrated weapon systems and FK-3000 air defence weapon systems. Timothy Heath, a senior international defence researcher at United States-based think tank Rand Corporation, said that with drones becoming a 'major factor on the modern battlefield', many countries were looking to 'enhance their defences against these novel weapons'. Advertisement 'China's new anti-drone systems are likely to find many interested buyers, especially if the US limits what it is willing to sell,' Heath said.
South China Morning Post
22-02-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
China's anti-drone contractors make Mideast pitches with rapidly evolving tech
Published: 4:30pm, 22 Feb 2025 Updated: 4:33pm, 22 Feb 2025 Chinese arms contractors were among the global defence suppliers who flocked to the Middle East to showcase their latest counter-unmanned aerial vehicles (CUAV) during the region's largest military exhibition. The turnout for the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) this week in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, was another sign of the increasingly important roles drones are playing in warfare. Chinese companies were promoting their latest systems designed to defend against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). China's Poly Technologies showed off a laser defence system called 'Silent Hunter', an export variant of the domestically produced 'Low Altitude Guardian' laser system, reportedly the first ever to use lasers in striking small and slow air targets flying at low altitude. China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation displayed miniature models referred to as an 'anti UAV system' – multiple CUAV systems, which included FK-2000 missile gun integrated weapon systems and FK-3000 air defence weapon systems. Timothy Heath, a senior international defence researcher at US-based think tank Rand Corporation, said that with drones becoming a 'major factor on the modern battlefield', many countries were looking to 'enhance their defences against these novel weapons'. 'China's new anti-drone systems are likely to find many interested buyers, especially if the US limits what it is willing to sell,' Heath said.
