On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 15:55:47 +0000, Richard Schumacher wrote:

Jon Berndt wrote:

Has anyone determined how much of the technology is actually genuinely
Chinese home-grown?

Does it matter?

Only in terms of rebuilding, expansion, and adaptation.

I doubt that there's _anything_ in the craft that the Chinese
cannot design and build themselves... now.

--
Chuck Stewart
"Anime-style catgirls: Threat? Menace? Or just studying algebra?"