China has been promoting the latest version of its carrier-based stealth fighter jet at the Middle East’s biggest military expo as competition heats up for aircraft sales in the region. China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC) gave visitors to the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) this week the first close look at a model…
Beijing has vowed to take “resolute countermeasures” to defend its sovereignty following US approval of US$385 million in arms sales to Taiwan. The foreign ministry said on Sunday that the US decision was an infringement of China’s sovereignty and would harm relations between the two countries. It urged the United States to immediately stop arming…
Egypt’s reported purchase of Chinese fighter jets is a sign of Beijing’s increasing leverage in the Middle East as the region tries to diversify its military procurement to rely less on the United States, analysts have said. According to Bulgarian defence news portal Bulgarian Military, the Egyptian defence ministry reportedly placed its first order for…