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China can not export any machine with russian engine.
My guess is,Pakistan is really not interested in J-10b .
If the Chinese wanted to, they can export anything with the Russian engines. This is called leverage and Chinese have plenty over the Russians as the Russian economy is pretty close to being tanked. The Chinese are giving them probably the most trade and business right now. So exporting a few hundred engines isn't that big of a deal.
If Pakistan really wants the J-10B, she should get double the amount of engines and store them. That way, you are safe for many years to come. That's not bad. But Pakistan really needs a Twin Turbine platform (about 60-100) with a Stealth platform (about 60).
Only choice!!!
That's not true. You can easily acquire used -16's in numbers, or even older -15's with upgrades, if you really want to introduce a twin engine jet. You could also use the Chinese card more seriously and use their leverage over the Russians to get J-11's (although I'd prefer J-16). The next obvious step is the stealth platform.