A conflict broke out between india and pakistan last month. Even though pakistan had Chinese air defense systems and Chinese aircraft, india easily evacuated them. In this context, china has agreed to quickly provide pakistan with 30 of its advanced J-35A fighter jets at a very low price. This has drawn heavy criticism on Chinese social media. Tensions had arisen between the two countries after india launched Operation Sindoor following the pahalgam attack. Even though pakistan had Chinese air defense systems and Chinese aircraft, india easily evacuated them. This raised questions about the capabilities of China's weapons.
Meanwhile, china has agreed to quickly deliver 30 of its state-of-the-art J-35A fighter jets to pakistan at a very low price. This has drawn heavy criticism on Chinese social media. Since this is the first time china is exporting a fifth-generation fighter jet, there has been criticism that this move is risky. That too at a very low price, and discounts are being offered. Usually, even if a deal like this is signed, it takes at least a few years for delivery to begin. But these J-35A fighter jets are scheduled to be delivered from august this year. However, we should note one thing in this. These jets are still under testing. They have not been fully tested. The aircraft is being delivered to pakistan even though it has not yet been inducted into the Chinese air Force. It is also said that china may have decided to provide the jets to pakistan to find out how the aircraft actually performs in field conditions. Whatever the case, this move has caused discontent in China. Many netizens have expressed their dissatisfaction with this. A Chinese netizen asked, "Pakistan is spreading a lot of fake news. I think this is just fake news. They haven't even paid for the J-10s yet. How can they buy this aircraft then?"

It is noteworthy that pakistan has not yet paid the outstanding amount for the J-10C fighter jets already purchased from China. At the same time, there has been no official announcement on whether pakistan is buying China's advanced jets or not. This clearly shows that there is confusion among netizens. Another netizen asked, "China has not yet produced J-35 aircraft for its own army. How can it give it to Pakistan?" Some users have openly criticized this. Apart from the readiness of the aircraft, the timing of this announcement has also come under criticism. The announcement comes a few days after the terrorist attack in the pahalgam area of Jammu & Kashmir. Amid rising cross-border tensions, india has also been criticized for providing weapons to pakistan by China.

China's armed forces were unable to stop the indian security forces in the conflict that broke out after Operation Sindoor. There has also been criticism that china is providing such sophisticated military aircraft to pakistan to cover it up. It is noteworthy that earlier, a Pakistani team had recently gone to the US and requested it to provide sophisticated military weapons to deal with India.
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Sowmiya Sriram

09/06/2025 07:20 PM