For China to make stuff like that, it won't be up to NORICO but those boneheads in the PLA command structure.
not for the standard issue true but the exports is another story.
Actually, even the West on their own come up with a few "modernised/futurist" version of the QBZ-95 series rifles, such as those seen in "Call of Duty: Black Ops II".
the fictional QBZ25 sure and of you play the game it actually comes pretty close to this modification.
It's as much as mindsets and production capabilities that hampers the Chinese in taking such a step. For the mindset part, the PLA still yet to grasp the benefit of MIL-STD-1913 system, and the concerns for most of the PLA outfits in shooting isn't operational but to meet scoring requirements in shooting ranges (partly that's what got the PLA team pwned so badly in their first venture into the international competition arena); then there's optics, China doesn't possess the capability to make ACOG or EOTech sights in the same quailty and innovation degrees.
Mickey mouse rules. The I don't care if it works so long as it looks good. But I beg to differ on two points.
one) in displays, on Hong Kong garrison open house QBZ95 rifles have been shown with a magnified optical gun sight. We have seen the same magified optic on CQ 311 type A carbines and on type 88 DMR we have seen variable power scopes.
in addition the Chinese digital soldier display seen at arms shows also have eotech sights, I happen to know that there are Chinese companies building not just knock off red dots but a number of real units. So I think its not so much a issue of availability. It think its money. The PLA is just not interested in spending the cash on the infantry.
