Cirrus Aircraft is proud of its history in the U.S. heartland. But there’s something missing from that All-American timeline: The firm's ownership by a sanctioned Chinese military manufacturer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/17/asia-pacific/sanctioned-china-military-us-weapons/?utm_content=buffer59ab2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #asiapacific #china #us #aviation #pla
Sanctioned Chinese military giant’s U.S. business keeps growing

For more than a decade, Cirrus Aircraft has been a subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corp. of China, a maker of fighter jets, helicopters and drones for the People’s Liberation Army.

The Japan Times

Wait what? #CirrusAircraft is owned by what now?? 🤐️

#aviation #PLA #CCP #PRC #china #capitalism 🇨🇳 ​​
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