China's arms exports soared over 2/3 African countries with Chinese goods

China's arms exports soared over 2/3 African countries with Chinese goods


France's "Le Monde" published on March 9 entitled "China began to occupy a place in the arms market," the report said the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute pointed out that from 2011 to 2015, China has become Russia and the French arms manufacturers second Big customer. At the same time, China is also the world's third arms exporter, accounting for 5.9% of global exports, after the United States (33%) and Russia (25%).
China's main customers are Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar. More than two thirds of African countries use Chinese-made weapons. Since 2005, 10 African countries have become new customers in China.
Reported that on November 1, 2016, China at the Zhuhai Air Show to the potential customers from Asia and Africa to display 900 pieces of Chinese weapons. In the introduction of new weapons, the light tank VT-5 is particularly suitable for those countries that are unable to purchase the German Leopard-II tanks and the US M1 "Abrams" main battle tanks. Quality UAV has become a export product. China's major arms company, China North Industries, said the company's products were sufficient to meet all the needs of a developing country's army. Currently only for their own army J-20 stealth fighter aircraft in the Zhuhai air show for the first time public appearance. Part of the fighter engine is due to technology transfer and now through the improvement of the China Aeroengine Group, which has been a major goal of China's industrial policy for many years and a key challenge for China's military industry competitiveness.