Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.
Before joining Aviation Week in 2006 he was a macroeconomics, politics and aerospace journalist with Reuters. Perrett holds a bachelor’s degree in law from Macquarie University, Sydney. He left Aviation Week in 2020.
BEIJING — Chinese scientists are evaluating the possibility of a manned moon landing between 2025 and 2030, says the designer of the country’s first lunar probe. The country will next year launch its second lunar probe, Chang’e 2, which will survey the Earth’s natural satellite in preparation for a soft-landing by 2013 by Chang’e 3, says the scientist, Ye Peijian.
Due to a typographical error, a May 26 story incorrectly characterized a proposed radar sale by Raytheon. The company is offering a radar to South Korea.
CHINA AIR: President Hu Jintao has urged the Chinese air force “to constantly improve its ability to win local wars, as well as accomplish diversified military tasks.” China should have “a powerful air force to meet the demands of the People’s Liberation Army for missions in the 21st century,” he adds. There were no details on how that would be achieved. In their prepared speeches and articles, Chinese leaders often express aspirations without mentioning concrete plans.
