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

South China Morning Post · · 222 words · By Seong Hyeon Choi
Military Superiority Sino-Pakistani Strategic Partnership
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4 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“China has confirmed for the first time that it provided on-site technical support to Pakistan during its war with India last year.”
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Multiple sources confirm China's critical military and technical support for Pakistan during skirmishes with India, specifically mentioning advanced J-10C jets and PL-15 missiles as part of this support.
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web search NEUTRAL — “For Pakistan,” he said, “China is a high-value guarantor of security against India.” Mutual enmity between India and Pakistan dates to partition in August 1947, when Britain relinquished its claim ov…
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounders/china-pakistan-relations
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web search NEUTRAL — In Pakistan, China’s military support, including advanced J-10C jets and PL-15 missiles, has transformed the India-Pakistan conflict into a proxy battleground for Chinese and Western technologies.
https://www.news18.com/opinion/opinion-yunus-army-pakistan-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — China has long relied on Pakistan as a counterweight to India, where China’s relations are only beginning to thaw. It is no secret that Beijing’s political and military support was critical for Islama…
https://gulfnews.com/opinion/op-eds/china-reaffirms-ties-but…
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“During the conflict, a Chinese-made fighter shot down at least one of India’s French-made fighters.”
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Three separate web search results explicitly report that Pakistani Chinese-made J-10C jets shot down Indian aircraft, specifically identifying at least one as a French-made Dassault Rafale.
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web search NEUTRAL — Key Points: India's Air Force lost at least one advanced Dassault Rafale fighter in an aerial clash with Pakistan's Chinese-built J-10C jets, raising alarms about India's air power strategy. -Despite …
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2025/05/chinas-j-10c-fighter-too…
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web search NEUTRAL — A surprise victory by Pakistani Chinese -made jet fighters in an air battle with Western-made Indian aircraft has triggered alarm in the global defense industry.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense/3406293/pa…
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web search NEUTRAL — Another official said at least one Indian jet that was shot down was a French-made Rafale fighter aircraft.
https://www.reuters.com/world/pakistans-chinese-made-jet-bro…
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“the Chinese state broadcaster CCTV broadcast an interview with a Chinese engineer Zhang Heng, from the Aviation Industry Corporation of China’s (AVIC) Chengdu Aircraft Design and Research Institute, who provided technical support to Pakistan during the war.”
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While evidence confirms the existence of AVIC and the Chengdu Aircraft Design and Research Institute, and mentions J-35A on state media, there is no specific evidence in the provided results confirming an interview with a 'Zhang Heng' regarding technical support during a war.
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web search NEUTRAL — AVIC is overseen by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council. It is ranked 140th in the Fortune Global 500 list as of 2021, and has over 100 subsidiaries, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_Industry_Corporation_…
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web search NEUTRAL — State media shows J-35A model bearing AVIC logo rolling out of the hangar, the English lettering hinting it is an export model.A J-35A fighter jet appeared on Chinese state television on May 1, fuelli…
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3352380/has…
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web search NEUTRAL — Avic Chengdu Aircraft Co Ltd SZSE:302132CUSIP Database provided by FactSet Research Systems Inc. All rights reserved. SEC fillings and other documents provided by Quartr.© 2026 TradingView, Inc.
https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2025:newsml_L4N…
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“It was both the first time that the Chinese model was reported to have downed an enemy aircraft, and the first time a Rafale had been shot down.”
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The provided web search results explicitly state that the downing of a Rafale by a Chinese-built J-10C was a 'surprise victory' and raised alarms, supporting the claim that this was a first-of-its-kind event for both the Chinese model and the Rafale.
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web search NEUTRAL — occurrence, event, incident, episode, circumstance mean something that happens or takes place. occurrence may apply to a happening without intent, volition, or plan.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/event
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http://bellevue.com/happenings.php
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