February 25, 2025, 9:05 pm
On February 13, during a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House, President Trump offered the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jets. Trump stated, “We’ll be increasing military sales to India by manybillions of dollars. We’re also paving the way to ultimately provide India with the F-35 stealth fighters.”
This has created uneasiness in China which sees India as a challenge to its hegemonic designs in the region.
Reacting to the potential sale, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun cautioned against turning the Asia-Pacific into a battleground for global power struggles.
Guo stated, “No one should make China an issue in the relations and cooperation between countries or seek to instigate bloc politics and confrontation. The Asia-Pacific is a stellar example of peace and development, not an arena for geopolitical games,”
He further criticized what he called “exclusive groupings,” arguing that such alliances undermine regional security rather than enhancing it.
In this video, Defense Updates analyzes why China is concerned about possible F-35 sales to India when it has J-20 5th gen fighter ?
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Chapters:
0:00 TITLE
00:11 INTRODUCTION
02:20 J-20’s STEALTH CHARACTERISTICS ARE SUSPECT
03:43 F-35 IS GETTING HUGE UPGRADES MAKING IT FAR SUPERIOR
05:48 F-35 IS A WELL-TESTED PLATFORM UNLIKE J-20
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