Today, May 13, China's leader Xi JinPing opened the Sino - Latin American Summit in Beijing, in the presence of high-ranking representatives from South & Central America like Lula da Silva, the Brazilian President. It's all about countering US tariff policies that are disturbing global trade.
Last UPDATE: May 10
- Ceasefire declared by both sides
- Opposing views of military gains
" May the world's best weapon system dominate the global export markets !"
On May 7, India's air raid on nine 'terrorist' targets in Pakistan was reported by Indian media as having succeeded without own losses. A Chinese source near to the Pakistani military, however, underlined the downing of three Indian Rafale fighters and two other military jets on the Indian side.
Only one day later, another Chinese source on the X platform came with deeper knowledge about Chinese support of the Pakistani forces. It becomes clear that there is more behind the regional conflict between two nuclear powers.
Related Chinese opinion published on X on May 8, 2025:
Pakistan's foreign minister said that the Rafale [planes] were indeed shot down by [Chinese] J-10C, and that they could have shot down 15, but they refrained from doing so because they were concerned that India would suffer too much damage. So they just shot down three [of them].
This air combat victory is of great significance to the CCP [Chinese Communists Party], as the military's modernization has progressed rapidly over the years, but the real-world effectiveness of its weapons remains unknown. This victory should provide a real-world test of its effectiveness.
The radar and PL-15 missiles on the CCP's J-10 aircraft are no longer inferior to those in the world.The issue is that this is still the export model of the CCP, while they [already] have the fifth-generation J-20 and J-35 at hand.
The world landscape should be assessed based on this reality in the future.
For example, when we speak about Taiwan.
Additional information on May 9:
U.S. officials confirmed that Pakistan used a Chinese-made J-10 fighter jet to shoot down at least two Indian military aircraft on the 7th, marking an important milestone for China's advanced fighter jets. The producer of J-10, AVIC Aircraft, continued to open high at 5.8% on May 9, rising more than 30% in two days, with the stock price reaching a new high since November last year. On May 8, AVIC Aircraft released an announcement stating that the cumulative deviation of the closing price of the company's stock from the previous trading day's closing price over the past two trading days exceeded 30%, which is considered an abnormal fluctuation in stock trading.
Other Chinese stock market military industries, which are highly sensitive to geopolitical tensions, have continued to rise recently, with the CSI Defense Index rising 0.3% on Friday, after a four-day streak of gains.
Latest news on May 10:
The alleged downing locations of Indian fighter jets inside Indian territory
as reported by Pakistani Defence and distributed by some Chinese patriot.
Another Chinese language source came with the following information on May 9:
According to the Indian Defense Research Network, India has found the third wreckage of the Chinese PL-15E beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, with almost all key components intact. This wreckage was found in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, and is significant because it contains key components such as the propulsion system, data link, inertial reference unit, and the guidance head of the missile.
Unlike the guidance head and nearly complete missile wreckage found earlier, this wreckage is well-preserved due to its different location.
