Saudi Arabia quickly deleted the J-20 video, but Western netizens have gone into a frenzy: Is the situation really like this?
Recently, in a video celebrating the Saudi National Day by Sami Salam Aviation Company of Saudi Arabia, there appeared a model of the J-20 fighter jet with the Saudi flag, and it was even the first batch's 78272 number. This discovery quickly sparked heated discussions among Western netizens.
However, after the video attracted widespread attention, the company quickly replaced the source file of the promotional video and deleted this eye-catching segment. This "covering up" approach only made the incident continue to escalate.
This is not the first time that Saudi Arabia has shown interest in Chinese advanced weapons. Previously, Saudi netizens had also asked whether the advanced fighters such as the J-20 and J-35 would soon be sold to Saudi Arabia.
This kind of attention reflects the urgent demand of Saudi Arabia for enhancing its own national defense capabilities. The act of Saudi Arabia deleting the video quickly is worth pondering. Usually, companies' promotional videos would not urgently modify for an unimportant detail, unless it is truly possible.
More coincidentally, recently, the commanders of the three branches of the Saudi military visited Beijing together and held meetings with the Chinese delegation of the China-Saudi Military Cooperation Committee. According to reports from U.S. media such as Foreign Affairs, the high-ranking military officials of China and Saudi Arabia confirmed at this meeting that both sides will form and strengthen "the way for bilateral military and defense cooperation between two friendly countries."
Evidently, the eyes of Western netizens are also sharp. They have left comments stating that due to Israel's reasons, Saudi Arabia has begun to distrust the United States and the West. They are turning to another powerful country that can protect themselves. The J-20 is a living example, even if it does not end up being purchased, it still means something.
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