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Things are getting more commercialized that Russia could offer arms sales to just any country including countries that have close ties to America such as South Korea. India is turning towards Europeans and Americans for major arms purchase. Which means Russia will have to look for new potential customers such as PA. China doesn't control PA but more of arms supplier. Of course PA could buy Russian weapons without through China.
Glad the jh7b didn't make it. It's not a good attack aircraft and was part of China aviation tech experiments to gain experience on developing aircraft. J16d is a better fighter bomber.
As for Russia, in future, they will cooperate more with China through indirect technology transfer such as sales pf su35. Of course, China must purchase certain numbers in order for Russian military manufacturers to earn profit enough for future R & D on new weapons.
The J-16D is an electronic warfare aircraft, not a fighter-bomber. I highly doubt that the sale of Su-35 includes a technology transfer; as a matter of fact, the Chinese are said to be retrofitting them with Chinese avionics and other subsystems.