Le Monde: The news of the downing of French fighter jets is undoubtedly a heavy blow. Le Monde pointed out that since its three-week conflict with Vietnam in 1979, China has never been involved in open warfare. The opportunity to showcase its equipment capabilities in actual combat is extremely rare. Therefore, China seized this chance and cooperated with Pakistan. Pakistan has become one of Beijing's military display platforms, and it is the only country to which China exports J-10 fighter jets. In recent years, due to the United States reducing defense investment, Pakistan's dependence on Chinese weapons has deepened. From 2020 to 2024, China provides more than 80% of Pakistan's weapons, while from 2010 to 2014, this proportion was 49%. Over the past fifteen years, India has obviously diversified its sources of military equipment. Previously, India relied heavily on Russia, but now it depends more on the United States. At the same time, France has gradually become India's second-largest supplier of weapons, successively exporting Mirage and Rafale fighter jets to India. Heavy blow to France Le Monde also stated that for France, especially for the aircraft manufacturer Dassault, the news that at least one Rafale jet (which is the first time in actual combat) and possibly even a Mirage jet were shot down is undoubtedly a heavy blow. Dassault has initiated an assessment of potential defects in the aircraft. However, after some weaknesses of the Indian Air Force (especially the lack of simulators) were exposed, Western narratives now relatively view these losses and focus on emphasizing the military operations conducted by the Indian Air Force. According to insider information, at that time, the Indian Air Force deployed between 100 and 200 aircraft simultaneously. [Image: //p3-sign.toutiaoimg.com/tos-cn-i-ezhpy3drpa/539223ba4a3c40acb1db8985b818ab32~tplv-obj:1110:624.image?_iz=97245&bid=15&from=post&gid=1832996922164235&lk3s=06827d14&x-expires=1755820800&x-signature=emv93k4I3beMOBDXNlTS%2Bisnd%2BY%3D] Original source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1832996922164235/ Disclaimer: This article solely represents the author's personal views.