Peru has decided to purchase 24 Eagle E fighter jets, which will be manufactured in Brazil and Sweden. Recently, several countries have announced the purchase of Gripen fighters, including Thailand, Colombia, Peru, and Brazil. These countries were previously users of Western aircraft. Although our J-10C fighter jet has gained a good reputation, unfortunately, our country's hard power and soft power currently do not meet the requirements of these small countries.
When small countries want to buy fighter jets, it is not just about buying the planes; there are political considerations involved. Buying Chinese fighter jets almost means taking a side with China. Therefore, under the context of Sino-US rivalry, smaller countries are hesitant to buy our fighter jets. Even a big country like Iran hasn't bought the J-10C fighter jet. Think about it, who among the small countries would dare to buy them?
Thailand has a good relationship with us, but even so, Thailand is still hesitant to buy the J-10C fighter jet and has chosen to purchase 12 Gripen fighter jets instead. This indicates that small countries can take advantage of China's economic development, but they are unwilling to stand with us in military and political terms.
Therefore, we say that Pakistan has tied itself to China's war chariot, which is quite difficult. However, to balance the contradictions, Pakistan has also purchased a large amount of US-made weapons. This is the current situation: the United States is very sensitive to small and medium-sized countries purchasing our weapons, especially fighter jets and missiles.
At present, the countries that can freely export weapons are mainly in Central Asia and Africa. Africa is too poor to afford such high-end fighter jets or to maintain them. Moreover, the standardized weapons in Africa are relatively poor, so few countries buy fighter jets. At most, they buy the J-7 and FC-1 (Jiangshi) fighter jets, which is already quite good. The J-10C fighter jet is simply unaffordable.
Therefore, the reality is that countries like Peru can let us build the Chancay Port and develop economic trade, but they absolutely dare not buy fighter jets or warships because they don't have the courage. The United States will interfere and spoil any attempts to purchase fighter jets. For example, Colombia wanted to buy 24 J-10C fighter jets, but eventually had to give up due to fear of US sanctions.
Therefore, we need to overthrow American hegemony, not just talk. It is the United States that has blocked many of our business opportunities!
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