China has build massive seaplane: State media

中国建成大型水上飞机

BEIJING: China has completed production of the world’s largest amphibious aircraft, state media has said, the latest effort in the country’s program to wean itself off dependence on foreign aviation firms.

The state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) unveiled the first of the new planes, dubbed the AG600, Saturday in the southern port city of Zhuhai, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

据新华社报道，中国完成了世界最大两栖飞机的生产。这是中国摆脱对外国航空公司依赖所所付出努力的一部分

报道称，AG600飞机的个头儿与波音737相当，比其他从水上起飞降落的飞机大多了。

The Chinese plane, which is targeted at the domestic market, will be “very useful in developing and exploiting marine resources,” the article said, adding that it could be used for “environmental monitoring, resource detection and transportation”.

AG600飞机主要目标是国内市场，在执行海洋资源开发和利用方面很有用。文章称，AG600飞机可满足执行海洋环境监测、资源探测和运输多任务需要

They are reducing foreign dependence and increasing their own self reliance course. That saves enormous foreign exchange as well as give local employment. But is its own “Made in China” too it

不过毕竟是“中国制造”嘛