The Chinese are the undisputed masters of 'reverse engineering'. A few years ago the Chinese bought up the MG Rover car company here in the UK and set about dismantling all the machinery for transportation to China. Observers commented on the meticulous attention to detail that the engineers paid to each item, photographing and sketching everything before it was even touched and noteing the smallest detail - down to the oriantation of even tiny screw heads, how many turns each took to unscrew, and using how much torque. This was just the attention to detail that was casually observed - no doubt even further care was taken. Add the above reverse engineering skills to Chinas existing heavy industry experience, existing high technology experience, and the tremendous skills and experience gained in being arguably the largest producer of products for the western market in the world (from computers to cameras, and from car parts to just toys) it is clear the Chinese will be quite capable of producing fully functional versions of others nations products on their own. If China are indeed using old Russian technology as a template don't let that fool you - by starting off with a tried and trusted foundation, any design flaws will have been spotted and improved upon, and the technology fitted will be state of the art. Why start from scratch and spend decades and countless millions developing your 'own' product when you can 'borrow' the best ideas from many different sources and package them together to suit your own needs and buget? Underestimate China at your peril.

The Russian Federation should not be crying too loudly about reverse engineering copies of their weapons by China. Let's not forget that Stalin had his engineers and technicians do the same with the four US B-29s that landed on Soviet territory in 1945. The Soviets copied every piece of the B-29, down to the foot pedals with the Boeing logo. The Russian version of the B-29 became the Tupelov 4 - USSR first '"atomic bomber".

These days it would be foolish to reinvent the wheel. But, machines as complex as an aircraft carrier can not be copied exactly and requires ingenuity of their own, especially the inside workings as mentioned in the video. Countries like India want advanced technologies from countries like Russia to progress militarily and economically such as the recent export attempts of the Brahmos by India.