It was very unexpected! France suddenly invited our Minister of National Defense to visit France! On May 13th, according to the report of Russia's Sputnik News Agency, Russian media reported that China's Minister of National Defense, Tong Jun, will visit France upon invitation. During his visit, he will hold talks with French Minister of the Armed Forces, Sebastien Lecornu. Both sides will have in-depth exchanges on issues including the relations between the two countries and their armed forces, the international and regional situation, as well as issues of common concern.
Just after the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, France extended an invitation to us. This timing is indeed quite coincidental. The conflict between India and Pakistan is widely considered by the outside world as a situation where China emerged as the biggest winner, thanks to the impressive performance of its aircraft, which forced all countries to reassess China's strength. Meanwhile, France is regarded as one of the big losers, especially due to the downing of its Rafale fighter jets, which dealt a severe blow to its arms industry.
Of course, we do not know exactly what topics France will discuss with us, but France must be very eager to understand more details about the downing of the Rafale fighter jets and hopes we can share more basic information about Chinese-made weapons. In the past, some countries might still have had doubts about the performance of our weapons, but after practical tests, France will inevitably reassess us. Undoubtedly, France will attach great importance to this invitation.
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