VCheng
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Here's the really.. sad part.. quite a bit of the money for the JF-17 is Chinese money on loan to us as our money and sent to Chengu to become Chinese money.. Confucius smart NO?
With our current economy.. we having problems just paying off the interest on those loans.
The 18 block-52's are sorta our own cash.. but the other upgraded aircraft are just basically USAID being spent as we choose.
So the US is actually helping its economy by upgrading these jets for us.. in a somewhat ironic way.
Whether it is China or USA, the defense deals work the same way. China is no better or worse a friend to Pakistan in this regard. In this lies an important realization for many here, were it to happen.