Beijing: As China’s global stature has grown, many expected that its weapons exports would reflect its place on the world stage. Yet after decades of trying, that simply hasn’t happened. Various countries except Pakistan are going slow with importing the weapons made by China, especially the fighter jets.
Last month’s confrontation with the Philippines, where Chinese naval vessels entered Philippine waters without authorization, may indicate the crux of the problem–and this failure may well illustrate a key weakness for China. Essentially, few want to partner up with Beijing, reported Foreign Policy.
Richard Aboulafia, writing in Foreign Policy said that snazzy weapons mean a lot less if you don’t have friends and this is why the world doesn’t want Beijing’s fighter jets.
