Preamble:
With the advent of the 21st century, stealth fighters have become an important standard for the equipment of the air forces of various countries, and the F-35, as a masterpiece of the United States, has undoubtedly become the object of scramble for purchase by various countries. However, it is not an easy task to get the F-35, especially in the Middle East, because the United States has been trying to prevent Middle Eastern countries from buying F-35s in order to maintain Israel's military superiority, which also gives stealth fighter manufacturers in other countries opportunities.
Of course, China, as the second largest economy and manufacturing power, will naturally not let go of this opportunity, recently there is a piece of news that shocked the world, that is, China to the Middle East to promote its stealth fighter FC-31, but also the carrier-based version of the FC-31, which undoubtedly sounded the alarm for the United States F-35 hegemony in the Middle East.
1. China sells the FC-31 to the Middle East
Speaking of which, it is not an unusual thing for China to sell the FC-31 to Middle Eastern countries this time, because the FC-31 was originally a fighter born for export by AVIC, and it has strong export potential in terms of appearance and performance. And this time, the carrier-based version of the FC-31 is even more powerful, because many countries do not actually have carrier-based fighters, if the FC-31 can win, then its export market will be wider.
Of course, China sells the FC-31 to Middle Eastern countries, not only to make money, but more importantly, China hopes to help Middle Eastern countries improve their national defense capabilities through military cooperation, because only when their national defense capabilities are strong enough can these countries stay away from war and steadily promote local economic and social development.
Second, the Middle East countries procure FC-31
The Middle East is a very geopolitically complex region, and the contradictions and conflicts between countries have never stopped, so in such a region, strong national defense strength is very important, which is why Middle Eastern countries have a soft spot for the F-35.
However, the United States has been preventing Middle Eastern countries from buying F-35, which makes Middle Eastern countries very distressed, because they know that it is almost impossible to obtain F-35 without strong background support, so when they hear that China is willing to sell FC-31 to them, they are naturally very excited, because they know that FC-31 is also a very good fighter.
Moreover, the Chinese Air Force has decided to purchase FC-31, which undoubtedly gives the Middle Eastern countries great confidence, because they know that as long as they buy FC-31, China will definitely give them full support and help, whether it is logistics support or weapons matching, it will be very mature and reliable, which undoubtedly plays a very big role in improving their combat effectiveness.
3. FC-31 against F-35
Moreover, China also has an advantage, that is, after the Middle East countries purchase FC-31, they will not face the risk of technological restrictions and economic sanctions, because China has been advocating the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, and we will never threaten other countries with weapons, so our military cooperation is absolutely clean and will not give other countries an excuse for sanctions and restrictions.
However, if the countries of the Middle East buy weapons from the United States, then they are likely to face the risk of technological restrictions and economic sanctions, which undoubtedly brings great uncertainty to their national defense construction.
In fact, in terms of performance, FC-31 is not worse than F-35, and even better in some aspects, and China's arms export prices have always been very fair, so FC-31 will undoubtedly bring a very big temptation to Middle Eastern countries, once they decide to buy FC-31, I believe it will have a very big impact on the military pattern of the Middle East.
Epilogue:
Some people say that military cooperation is actually a kind of military aid, and it is true that China sells arms to Middle Eastern countries not to make money, but to help other countries improve their national defense capabilities and jointly maintain regional peace and stability in this way.
Moreover, in this process, China may also exchange military cooperation for some of its own urgently needed resources, such as oil, which is undoubtedly very attractive to China, and it is believed that with the passage of time, the military cooperation between China and Middle Eastern countries will become closer and closer, and the trust between them will become deeper and deeper.
Perhaps one day, we will also be able to see Middle Eastern countries and China jointly develop new types of military weapons to jointly maintain regional peace and security, which will undoubtedly set a good example for the whole world, that is, to resolve conflicts through cooperation, not through war.
Epilogue:
Some people say that military cooperation is actually a kind of military aid, and it is true that China sells arms to Middle Eastern countries not to make money, but to help other countries improve their national defense capabilities and jointly maintain regional peace and stability in this way.
Moreover, in this process, China may also exchange military cooperation for some of its own urgently needed resources, such as oil, which is undoubtedly very attractive to China, and it is believed that with the passage of time, the military cooperation between China and Middle Eastern countries will become closer and closer, and the trust between them will become deeper and deeper.
Perhaps one day, we will also be able to see Middle Eastern countries and China jointly develop new types of military weapons to jointly maintain regional peace and security, which will undoubtedly set a good example for the whole world, that is, to resolve conflicts through cooperation, not through war.