Rainy season brings death, floods At least 46 people died and 50 were missing Thursday as heavy rainstorms drenched large areas of southern China on Wednesday. Some 2.56 million people were affected in six provincial-level regions, including Fujian, Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangxi and Sichuan, the China News Service reported Thursday. The National Meteorological Center continued its yellow rainstorm alert at 6pm Thursday to warn of the ninth downpour within two months, which could cause flooding and mudslides in seven provinces. The center raised the emergency archlord money, response level from four to three Thursday, meaning the disaster can cause significant impact to the economy and people's lives. Casualties resulting from rainstorms in archlord money Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region rose to 27 by Thursday, including 12 deaths and 15 people missing. More than 680,000 people were affected, with direct economic losses estimated at 428 million yuan ($ 63 million). Jiang Liangbin, a deputy director of the flood control office in Guilin, Guangxi, told the Global Times Thursday that the government ordered relevant agencies to be alert for potential flooding, but no hazardous conditions had yet been reported. The water level of dog clothes, the Lijiang River rose above the flood alert level by 1.5 meters as of 15:30 pm Thursday, said Jiang. The local government mobilized a helicopter rescue dog clothes of 13 people in Sanjiang, Guangxi, on Wednesday. The victims were trapped in a lumber factory surrounded by rising floodwaters, the Xinhua News Agency reported Thursday. More than 100 millimeters of rain was recorded in the township within three hours Wednesday, the report said. Zhang Mingying, senior engineer of the Beijing Meteorological Center, told the Global Times Thursday that the normal rainy season in southern China began in May maple story mesos, and more provinces in East China's Yangtze River and Huai River regions will enter the heavy rain season next week, lasting for nearly a month. "The rainfall volume has been high compared with maple story mesos rainfall statistics in previous years because more rain fell on southern China this year," said Zhang. "Continuous rainstorms may cause geographical disasters such as washed-out roads and landslides and should be carefully watched by local governments," Zhang added. Six people died and 18 were found missing on Wednesday after a landslide resulting from four days of relentless rain pushed two cars into a river in Nanping, East China's Fujian Province, China News Service reported. Seven people were rescued from the river. Direct economic losses to Nanping were expected to top 370 million yuan ($54 million). The strong rains cut off flyff penya, two main electricity transmission lines in Nanping on Monday and halted the supply of electricity to 35,802 households. Power was restored to 95 percent of the households Thursday, Xinhua reported. The agency reported that rain damage across the nation added up flyff penya to direct economic losses of 2.72 billion yuan ($398 million). Innovation key to military prowess For a long time, the growth of China's military industry adopted a low profile. The outside world had few opportunities to know of China's military capability except occasions such as the military parade on National Day. This week for the first time, China's defense companies showcased their latest equipment, from handcuffs to rockets, at the Eurosatory in France last chaos gold, which is Europe's largest warfare goods exhibition. Among some 1,300 exhibitors are the world's top defense contractors from countries such as France and Germany. Like other trade fairs, attending Eurosatory is a good way for Chinese companies to promote themselves and exchange experiences last chaos gold. But the display of Chinese military equipment is projected in an unfair way by sections of Western media, which imply that Chinese companies may copy latest technology from competitors. Conforming to the overall image of Made-in-China, China's military equipment has concentrated on cheap, low-end equipment. Like its manufacturing sector, Chinese military industry, too, is trying to upgrade, and here innovation is the key. China's military industry began with imitating former Soviet Union's arms, but it is now aware that key technology cannot be acquired by imitating. Purchasing from other countries is also not feasible as China is still blocked out under an arms sale embargo imposed by Europe and the US. Even China's request for purchasing a few helicopters for disaster relief from the US was declined in 2008. Core military technology can only come through innovation, and it best illustrates a country's innovative ability. When armored vehicles carrying locally made missiles passed through the Tiananmen Square and fighter jets roared overhead during the military parade, it attracted the world's attention because of the key technology they carried. In fact, China's core military technology does not match its economic clout. Despite various "China threat" theories, China has much to do toward acquiring military key technology through innovation at home. Modern war is World of Warcraft power leveling, based on a combination of technology, information and communication. Home supply of key technology should be the goal of real military modernization. The international market is not the main target of China's military industry. But the fact that China's military export is only a tiny part of the US shows the gap in variety World of Warcraft power leveling and performance of Chinese weaponry vis-à-vis other exporting countries. China also lags far behind in developing its own weaponry system, which can be updated on a continuous basis without much difficulty. The Chinese government is taking necessary steps to foster innovation, and there are perceptible advances in its weaponry system. However, these are far from competitive by any international yardstick, and the distance to be traversed is far more than the distance covered thus far.