pak-china defence projects

 how close is Pakistan and china's military cooperation after much speculation Pakistan has finally confirmed that he has acquired Chinese j-10c firebird fighter jets in time for the Pakistan day parade in late march the royal united services institute airspace analyst Justin Bronk describes the j10c is a potent modern multi-role light fighter which represents a rough Chinese equivalent to a modern f-16 pakistan's interior minister Rashid Ahmed has also added that the 25 aircraft are to counter India's french Rafale jets India has agreed to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets in 2015 to revamp its old air fleet even though the purchase was delayed by allegations of corruption by the end of 2021 32 of the jets had been delivered.

Pakistan and India have been involved in several disputes since they both gained independence from Britain in 1947 mostly revolving around the status of Kashmir they have fought multiple wars with ongoing border skirmishes sustaining much of the tension right now Pakistan is in the process of expanding its military capacity and even though it may never have a large military like India's it is trying to match it technologically it's also important to know that the two nations have similar nuclear arsenals but Islamabad is also trying to increase its military might by making its fighter jet the jf-17 thunder and guess who's helping this project was headed by one of the most prestigious fighter designers in china and that was yang Wii in the jf-17 the type of aircraft it is good for is air interceptions ground attack and of course reconnaissance in china's not called this it's called the FC-1 zhailong meaning fighter china won fierce dragon and it's not just weapons here are some other ways that point to a strong bond between these countries.

Beijing is building the china-Pakistan the economic corridor. which would see a total investment of 62 billion dollars this network of railways roads and pipelines would connect Pakistan and China is building coal solar and hydro projects along the way but this relationship goes beyond economic policies mandarin classes are now compulsory in some Pakistani schools ethnic Chinese actors are now seen in popular media including food advertisements and websites and newspapers in mandarin are gaining in popularity both Chinese president xi Jinping and Pakistani prime minister Imran khan has said that the two countries are so-called iron brothers let's explore some of the reasons why China is a strong ally of Pakistan knowing that this gives Islamabad a strategic edge over new Delhi china and India have their fair share of problems and we saw one of them erupt in 2020 as the world's two most populous countries they were locked in a tense border standoff for months high up in the The Himalayas with troops from the two nuclear rivals coming to blues we know something happened in the mountains of disputed Kashmir no shots were fired but soldiers clashed and died there are claims brutal basic weapons were used two nuclear powers were in hand-to-hand combat and both blame the other the  situation there remains sensitive neither side is taking this rivalry lightly as for Pakistan, it stays eye to eye with china on many issues.

 British author Andrei small has dubbed the phrase the China-Pakistan access it's a semi-alliance that works to shape Asia's geopolitical future confronting everything from India's rise to nuclear terrorism and most recently opposed American Afghanistan in the aftermath of the u.s extra and the Taliban takeover afghanistan's immediate future seems to be tied with its immediate neighbors if Afghanistan includes Pakistan and china will likely be among the first ones to suffer and even if it is for their own strategic gains it's only fitting that they would want to be the first to offer help but perhaps more importantly they're on the same page about Afghanistan let's get back to the military relationship though of course Pakistan also has other reasons for wanting Chinese military equipment faces many sanctions from us and despite having purchased American f-16s at times he has trouble operating them due to restrictions whereas Chinese weapons usually, come with no strings attached China is a close ally of Pakistan one of the main reasons pushing these countries closer together is the clash between Beijing and New Delhi across south Asia as Asia's two major powers they're competing to secure their political and economic interests in the strategically vital region but with similar foreign policy objectives Pakistan remains an important regional partner to china and looking ahead it looks like this the partnership will only strengthen on the military front you.