If DCNS suggests that its French sites could produce the first submarine of the gigantic control envisaged by Canberra, Australian Prime Minister said on Wednesday morning that all twelve buildings “Shortfin Barracuda Block 1A “would actually be produced locally. Malcolm Turnbull was responding to criticism from some analysts that link the additional cost and potential delays associated with the decision to recover the country’s overall workload. He admits that the budget will be more important than the importation of already assembled submarines, the Head of Government explained that this difference “was not the huge figure on which people have speculated.”
Evoking the tariffs on the sites of the region, including Singapore, analysts had raised swelling budget by about 30%. A figure that belies Canberra. “It is very important that they be built in Australia, it’s a national security issue,” insisted the Prime Minister on the antenna of the radio ABC. “We must have the skills to build them, maintain them and make them sustainable,” he has yet launched.
The Australian government, which has launched a large modernization of its armed program to fit the new regional framework and in particular the rise of China’s increasingly aggressive, said the site of DCNS submarine will allow it to boost its defense industry and better positioning on future construction programs. This is also one of the goals of the last White Paper on National Defence, published in February.
Very debated in Australia, the contract will also be more readily accepted because of relocations planned for Adelaide and thousands of jobs creations in one of the least dynamic Australian regions economically. Canberra evokes the moment the creation of at least 2,800 jobs. Measured at 7.7% of the labor force, unemployment in the state of South Australia is currently one of the highest in the country.
Australian submarines: a “threat” to China’s security, according to the “Global Times”
the position n ‘agrees not Beijing, but it is no less interesting either. Reacting to the purchase by Australia of 12 ocean-going submarines France, “Global Times” says in an editorial Wednesday that the agreement will strengthen the “strategic power” of the United States in the region ., “negatively affecting China’s security ‘
Known for his nationalist mantras, Chinese daily argues first that the worst – that is to say an agreement with Japan – was avoided. China is the largest trading partner of Australia, which has greatly helped the United States to deploy military assets in Asia Pacific targeting China, he laments before putting forward the most balanced position that Canberra Tokyo in the dispute between the two superpowers in the region
But the compliment soon gives way to a thinly veiled threat. whether future submarine reinforce pressure on China, it will only beef up its response capacity, which will turn against the interests of Australia. “After all, Australia is located far from the side of the mainland (…) Therefore, the best way for Australia to secure its interests is to detach disputes in South China Sea and not the supply from outside, “says the” Global Times “.
The tone shows between pilots and management at Cathay Pacific
It is not only at Air France that relations are strained between pilots and management. In a letter revealed by the “South China Morining Post”, Anna Thompson, director of Cathay Pacific operations, warned that without an agreement by May 31, the Hong Kong company history would have to carry out ” changes that could lead to long-term consequences, “pushing drivers to fear a massive wave of dismissal.
the object of discord shall include the wages, although this aspect -There has been partially solved, but the AOA, which represents 2,100 of 2,900 pilots, continues its work to rule, especially by sticking to their minimum service obligations or refusing to train the younger of them. The union claims to be open to negotiations but rejects any ultimatum.
“Our growth, especially during a period of rapid expansion (…) requires training at the right level of crews and from this point of view, we are forced to consider measures to maintain and protect our operations, “warns Anna Thompson in his letter. The company must receive the first 12 of the 48 A350, the latest long-haul Airbus this year
China. Ultimatum against Hebei steel mills who refuse to close
Hebei province, which concentrates a quarter of the Chinese steel mills will prohibit that were ordered to close to resume production, and “under any circumstances”, according to Xinhua. Officials of the Province also promised to strengthen controls and to punish those who violate the orders.
Taking advantage of a rebound in prices since January, several steel mills in China have resumed their furnaces, despite Beijing injunctions reduced overcapacity in an aggressive marketplace with Europe, the US or India accuses China of selling its surplus for export.
Despite the efforts displayed, officially at least, China’s steel output rose sharply in March, the agency “Xinhua”. The country has a capacity of 1.13 billion tonnes but has produced only 800 million in 2015. The sector suffers from the global economic downturn, and China in particular.
The government has pledged to cut 100 to 150 million tons its capacity by 5 years, a volume that many experts consider it highly enough.
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