![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() However, there are allegations which is slowly gaining traction is that rather than a decline in Chinese exports, it is possible that Chinese exports are currently being rerouted or underreported. For instance, in March 2021, Bangladesh had raised concerns regarding their import of seven K-8W aircrafts, two of which were found to have issues in the initial runs itself. Reports suggest that this is due to a decline in demand of Chinese military wares, given the complaints of poor quality of Chinese hardware that have started surfacing. According to SIPRI reports, while China has kept its position as the fifth largest exporter of arms in the past year, the total share of exports seems to have declined from 5.5 percent to 5.2 percent. Most of the countries that import from China are in South Asia, West Asia and Africa, of which Pakistan claims the largest slice of the pie.Ī comparison of Chinese exports between 20 however paints an interesting picture. According to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reports, between 20, China had been the world’s second largest arms producer.ĭriven by the need to indigenize their arms industry, China has made aggressive strides in technological advancements sources indicate that Beijing has even achieved hypersonic missile systems, a technology that even the USA has not been able to master yet.Īlong with developing domestic military stock, China has also expanded their market for military and allied sectors’ sales in the past decade. Complicating the situation is the Chinese involvement in the defence trade among some countries in South Asia.įurthermore, Chinese ingress into the region has been facilitated by the purchases made by countries like Bangladesh and Myanmar of JF-17 multi-role combat aircrafts, and spurred further as Myanmar seeks to build ‘advanced generations’ of these aircrafts under license.Ĭhina has expanded its defense production and exports considerably in the last few years. Given these uncertainties, the trepidation regarding this sudden warming of relations does seem valid. The relations between Pakistan and Myanmar have been lukewarm for around half a decade over the issue of violence against Rohingyas in Myanmar, more so due to allegations that Pakistan is arming and training some of the ethnic community members. The defence ties between Pakistan and China has broader implications in context of the aforementioned Myanmar visit. It is believed that in the backdrop of Pakistan-China alliance, Islamabad is expecting deeper cooperation with Beijing in terms of sub-warfare equipment development, letting Pakistan do maintenance and overhaul for Chinese origin equipment, and more importantly, let Pakistani’s Defense industries become an avenue for Chinese defense sales. While the unexpected scheduling of the visit did raise a few eyebrows in the region, there is a rising concern that the defense relations between the two countries have been initiated not on their own accord, but at the behest of China. ![]()
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