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China admits providing technical support to Pakistan's air force during India war

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China has confirmed its engineers provided on-site technical support to Pakistan's air force during a conflict with India last year. State media featured an engineer from AVIC's Chengdu Aircraft Design and Research Institute who assisted Pakistan. This support was reportedly crucial for a Chinese-made fighter jet that downed an Indian aircraft during the war. AI

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China admits providing technical support to Pakistan's air force during India war

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Seong Hyeon Choi,Phoebe Zhang ·

    China confirms it helped Pakistan’s air force during last year’s war with India

    China has confirmed for the first time that it provided on-site technical support to Pakistan during its war with India last year. During the conflict, a Chinese-made fighter shot down at least one of India’s French-made fighters. On Thursday, the Chinese state broadcaster CCTV b…

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