China is 'biggest spender' in search
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="hunt">hunt</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Malaysia">Malaysia</span> <span word="Airlines">Airlines</span> <span word="jet">jet</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="maritime">maritime</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="experts">experts</span>.</p><p>"<span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="search">search</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Ya">Ya</span>'<span word="nan">nan</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="editor">editor</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Aerospace">Aerospace</span> <span word="Knowledge">Knowledge</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="spender">spender</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="operation">operation</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="available">available</span>."</p><p><span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="basically">basically</span> <span word="identical">identical</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="calculations">calculations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assess">assess</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="involvement">involvement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="search">search</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="disclosed">disclosed</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="far">far</span>-<span word="flung">flung</span>, <span word="month">month</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="search">search</span>. <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Geng">Geng</span> <span word="Yansheng">Yansheng</span> <span word="sidestepped">sidestepped</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 27.</p><p><span word="China">China</span>, <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 239 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Boeing">Boeing</span> 777-200, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> 18 <span word="ships">ships</span>, <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="helicopters">helicopters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span>-<span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>.</p><p><span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Jianping">Jianping</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="expert">expert</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="vessels">vessels</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span>, <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="medicine">medicine</span>, <span word="salaries">salaries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="subsidies">subsidies</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="vessels">vessels</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="maintenance">maintenance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="incur">incur</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="depreciation">depreciation</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> $44 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deployment">deployment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="Australia">Australia</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span>, <span word="Reuters">Reuters</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="assets">assets</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>.</p>
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