Bought 63% of weapons made: it became known which country became the largest buyer of weapons in China

Pakistan is now largely entrusted to weapons developed or manufactured in China, while India has a number of Russian and western equipment. According to the director of the Chinese Institute for Aerospace, related to the US Air Force, Brendan Malani, the conflict, which India dubbed the Sindor operation, proves that Chinese production equipment, even export versions, is modern and powerful, and will be the force that will have to fight in the future.

Beijing is the main supplier of military equipment for Pakistan. More than half of about 400 of its fighters, mainly JF-17, but also J-10C. According to the Stockholm International Institute for Peace Problems (SIPRI), China has sold Pakistan's weapons for $ 8. 2 billion since 2015. China was the fourth largest weapon exporter in the world from 2020 to 2024, and Pakistan was China's main client. Islamabad consumed 63% - almost two -thirds - Chinese weapons sales during this period.

"At the moment, the J-10C with the use of PL-15E has knocked down Rafale. There is a message about the beating of other aircraft on both sides," said Malvani, referring to a fighter of French production, which is in service with India, but has admitted that it was difficult to confirm the truth of these statements. Both sides do not recognize the loss. The expert added that Chinese aircraft and Pakistan's weapons have completed their tasks well.

India has used three different types of fighters and has fewer means of early warning planes. This is potentially beneficial for the Pakistani military in such short -term clashes. In addition to distant air clashes, both sides also launched drones and winged missiles against enemy infrastructure, attracting air defense systems.

Pakistan depends on air defense equipment, such as Chinese missile systems of the distant radius of HQ-9, medium range LY-80 (HQ-16) and low range FM-90 (HQ-7), while India has Russian C-400 and local Akash. China quickly declared the advantage of its equipment, in particular, the Chinese Academy published a captured article, which praised Beijing's technological skills.

"It will become one of the most convincing real speeches of Chinese weapons on the world stage - and a breakthrough moment for the military industry of China," - the author of the article Hu Sitsin wrote. Chietge Bajpai, a senior researcher in South Asia in Chatham House, warned that China's position is far from neutral.

"If we see signs of escalation of this tension between India and Pakistan to a wider ordinary conflict or even a potential nuclear conflict, I think it will play a more practical role," he added. We will remind that in China "lit" the mysterious underwater entity got in the photo when it was transported by a truck. Experts point out that at first glance he could resemble a fuselage of the aircraft, but in detail, it turned out that it was probably a large unmanned underwater (XLUUV).