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UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200600001-9 2. CHINA SHIP NEWS PROFILED FIVE KEY NAVAL ENGINEERING CENTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN CHINESE WARSHIPS IN ITS 30 OCT EDITION. MOST OF THE CENTERS ARE IN THE GREATER SHANGHAI AREA, AS IT IS AT THE SHANGHAI SHIPYARDS THAT MOST PLA NAVY WARSHIPS ARE BUILT. THE JIANGSU AUTOMATION RI HAS APPARENTLY DESIGNED THE UNMANNED ENGINE ROOMS AND COMPLEX COMMAND SYSTEMS FOR THE NAVY'S NEWEST FRIGATES (PARA 6G). THE SHIPBUILDING RI UNDER THE HUDONG SHIPYARD, WHERE THE NEW FRIGATES ARE BUILT, DESIGNED THE OVER-PRESSURE SYSTEMS ON THE FRIGATES, WHICH THE NAVY CLAIMS ARE "FULLY SEALED" AGAINST CHEMICAL OR NUCLEAR ATTACK (PARA 6J). THE WUHAN SHIPPING DESIGN RI SEEMS TO BE A KEY PLAYER IN EFFORTS TO UPGRADE SOME OF THE NAVY'S EXISTING MEDIUM SIZE WARSHIPS (PARA 6H). THE SICHUAN RI, RESPONSIBLE FOR BUILDING LARGE TRANSMISSION AND GEAR SYSTEMS, HAS APPARENTLY CONTRIBUTED TO DESIGN OF PROPULSION SYSTEMS FOR THE NAVY AND FOR ARMORED VEHICLES FOR THE GROUND FORCES (PARA 61). FINALLY, THE JIANGSU ELECTRONICS FACTORY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN DEVELOPING SONAR EQUIPMENT FOR THE NAVY (PARA 6K). 3. AN AIR FORCE RI IN BEIJING HAS APPARENTLY EXPLOITED THE PROPELLING FORCE OF A JET ENGINE TO DEVELOP A VERY SPECIAL FIRE TRUCK FOR EXTINGUISHING PETROLEUM FIRES, WHICH DO NOT RESPOND TO NORMAL FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND TECHNIQUES (PARA LOB). THE RI SAVED FUNDS BY DEVELOPING THE SYSTEM USING AN OBSOLETE JET ENGINE FROM A DECOMMISSIONED AIR FORCE FIGHTER. THE SOVIET ARMY DEVELOPED A CHEMICAL AGENT DECONTAMINATION SPRAY TRUCK IN THE 19608 USING THE SAME TYPE OF ENGINE. THE TECHNIQUE FOR THE FIRE-FIGHTING ENGINE IS PROBABLY SIMILAR TO THE ONES USED BY CHINA'S ANTI-CHEMICAL WARFARE UNITS. 4, MOFERT IS PLANNING AN EARLY JAN 93 EXHIBITION TO POPULARIZE CHINA'S LATEST HIGH TECH DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CIVILIAN PRODUCTS LINE (PARA LLA). THE SHOW HAS OSTENSIBLY BEEN SET UP TO SHOW THE WORLD THAT CHINA IS NOT SUCH A BACKWARD THIRD WORLD COUNTRY AND IS READY FOR ENTRY INTO GATT. THE FACT THAT THE SHOW WILL BE IN THE PLA MUSEUM SUGGESTS THAT MANY OF THE GOODS ON DISPLAY WILL HAVE BEEN PRODUCED BY DEFENSE INDUSTRIES. THE EXHIBITION IS CLEARLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF FOREIGN LEADERS; HOWEVER, A CONCURRENT SEMINAR ON THE IMPACT OF GATT ENTRY ON CHINA'S ENTERPRISES AND BUSINESSES IS PRIMARILY FOR DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION. LARGE SEGMENTS OF CHINA'S HUGE STATE-OWNED INDUSTRIAL SECTOR HAVE EXPRESSED GRAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR VIABILITY IF CHINA COMPLIES WITH GATT FREE TRADE REQUIREMENTS. MMBEI IN PARTICULAR, WHICH CONTROLS THE LARGEST SEGMENT OF UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200600001-9 PAGE: 0011