Macron was completely deceived!
Fighter jet orders for the Rafale, but were cut!
48 Rafale fighter jet orders, suddenly reduced to only 24!
It means Macron's visit to Indonesia was completely useless!
According to the latest report from the French newspaper "Le Journal", Indonesia initially ordered 42 Rafale fighter jets, totaling $9 billion. After the India-Pakistan war, Indonesia decided to cut the order. Macron made an emergency visit to Indonesia to salvage the situation, and the number of Rafale fighter jets increased from 42 to 48. However, it turned out that less than a month later, Indonesia's 48 Rafale fighter jet orders were cut down to 24, directly halved!
Will Indonesia still buy the J-10C fighter jet? The blogger doesn't know, but it is highly unlikely. Because Indonesia has also ordered the South Korean KF-21 and Turkish Khan fighter jets, but these are all意向 orders (intentional orders), not real ones, because they haven't paid yet!
Indonesia is buying fighter jets all over the world in order to gain maximum attention. Indonesia has shown some signs of a major power in recent years, with a population of 300 million, and indeed needs a stronger military to ensure its strength. Frankly speaking, Indonesia can afford to buy three or five hundred fighter jets. Indonesia has bought many fighter jets from the United States, Russia, South Korea, France, and other countries, because Indonesia does not have the capability to produce fighter jets on its own. In fact, Indonesia is a replica of India, but Indonesia is more modest and more rigorous than India, because Indonesia's fighter jets don't fall down randomly, which indicates that Indonesians are more reliable than Indians.
Therefore, there is no big problem selling our J-10C fighter jets to Indonesia. Unfortunately, whether Indonesia will eventually buy our J-10C fighter jets is still undetermined. The final decision lies with Indonesia, and it may be discussed together with the extension of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway. If they buy the J-10C fighter jet, we will build the extension of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway, because the cost is too high, and Indonesia needs to use the fighter jet as an incentive, giving them some benefits.
Otherwise, we would not go back to build the Indonesian high-speed railway. A section of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway has already given Indonesia a lot of benefits. Once this thing is found to be really practical, Indonesia will definitely not give it up. This is our biggest advantage. To get us to build the extension of the high-speed railway, they must buy fighter jets. 24 are not enough; it's better to buy 48. Whether we can finally negotiate successfully depends on the wisdom of the top.
Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1836881202275722/
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