According to the global network, Singapore is holding the biennial "Singapore Airshow 2024", which attracts visitors from all over the world. However, there was an outrageous incident at the air show, and a Luftwaffe A400M transport plane actually "forbade Chinese" to visit.
The incident caused displeasure among many bloggers, who spoke out on social media **, accusing the Luftwaffe and Airbus A400M booth at the Singapore Airshow that staff questioned the nationality of Asian-faced viewers and forbade Chinese to board the flight. Even Chinese children who do not know how to read are not allowed to board the A400M military transport plane. In addition, visitors of Russian nationality were also denied visits.
According to the blogger's description, the German soldier said to the Chinese in front of tourists from other countries: "Get out!" The German soldiers also shoved the Chinese spectators and pushed them away from the plane.
The open exhibition area of the A400M transport aircraft is forbidden to Chinese, which is an extremely bad thing. Some viewers have already complained to the Singapore authorities. This involves the principle of fairness and non-discrimination, and all viewers should be treated equally and should not be discriminated against by race or nationality. Judging by the way the Luftwaffe asked the audience about their nationality, they were obviously very afraid, and they did not dare to openly prevent the Chinese audience from visiting, because it would be obviously racist.
Airbus, the manufacturer of the A400M transport aircraft, also had to respond to the incident. In the middle of the night, they issued a statement denying the ban on Chinese tours and claiming to have improved the visiting process to ensure it was open to all audiences. Airbus said that since the afternoon of February 24, Chinese audiences have been able to board their planes freely.
The A400M transport aircraft is most valuable for its four TP400-D6 turboprop engines, which are currently the most powerful turboshaft engines in the West. But in fact, there is nothing special about the cabin of the A400M transport aircraft, there is no need for secrecy, and its design level is inferior to that of our Y-20 transport aircraft.
Germany's restrictions on Chinese are a knee-jerk of discrimination and vigilance. In fact, the audience who boarded the plane was not interested in the technology of the A400M military transport aircraft, but Airbus and the German army themselves deliberately exaggerated its technology and treated the Chinese audience in a rough way.
Restricting the behavior of Chinese has become a trend, NATO sees China as the "number one strong enemy", and Western hostility towards China has reached a historical high, and this hostility is completely undisguised.
Western exhibitors have prevented Chinese from fire and theft because they are afraid of China's "copycat scientific research" ability, as if Chinese have the ability to "get pregnant at a glance", so they have refused to be carefully observed by their Chinese counterparts. As early as the Paris Air Show in 2009, the expulsion of Chinese took place. Some Western exhibitors alleged that "they (Chinese) privately recorded the speeches of European and American companies, and also took photos and measurements without permission".
In recent years, with the rise of China's manufacturing industry, Western exhibitors have felt the pressure to increase and often take measures against Chinese, such as closing key ** and equipment to keep Chinese from approaching. As soon as they see the Chinese, they default to them as "technology thieves."
In fact, China is no longer the embarrassment of the low-tech country of the 80s and 90s of the last century. We have a huge military industry and comprehensive military equipment, which not only allows the PLA to have advanced equipment, but also exports a full set of army, navy and air force to other countries. With only the ** made in China, a powerful army can be formed.
For example, for the star "Hippocampus" rocket launcher of Lockheed Martin in the United States, the world's leading teams have different perceptions of it. Some countries feel like treasures, some are very envious, and some are extremely hateful. Of course, there is also contempt from the East.
Not long ago, at the International Defense Industry Exhibition held in Poland, representatives of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) showed the US military's "Hippocampus" rocket launcher outdoors. The expression of the PLA seemed to be contemptuous, while the US troops on the opposite side rubbed their hands nervously.
China has become a global leader in the field of long-range rocket artillery technology, far surpassing the United States. Last year, the UAE ordered a batch of AR-3 long-range rocket launchers and short-range ballistic missile systems from China's North Industries Corporation, with a total contract price of about 1.7 billion yuan. The AR-3 is currently one of the most advanced long-range rocket launchers in the world, and the American "Hippocampus" can only be overshadowed in front of the AR-3.