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South China Morning Post
12-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
How did China's J-10C match up to French Rafale in India-Pakistan aerial clash?
Reports that France's advanced Rafale fighter jet came off second best against the China-made J-10C Vigorous Dragon in a dogfight between the Indian and Pakistan air forces on May 7 attracted global attention. Advertisement The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) claimed to have shot down multiple Indian Rafale jets during the aerial clash. If confirmed, it would be the first combat loss for the Dassault-made aircraft. More significantly, it would signal a victory for the Chinese military asset over the Nato-standard mainstay Western fighter in its first battlefield encounter. While Chinese maker Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has put the J-10C on the international market at an estimated price of US$50 million each, so far Pakistan is the only operator of the jet outside China. In contrast, the Rafale's customers include Greece, Croatia, Egypt, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. Last month, India signed a US$7.4 billion contract with France to add 26 more Rafales to its fleet. Advertisement Both the Rafale and J-10C are 4.5-generation fighters, which means they feature significant improvements on less-advanced aircraft but do not fully reach fifth-generation standard. The French fighter is widely considered to be one of the world's most capable aircraft in this class, but how does the J-10C compare?
South China Morning Post
09-05-2025
- South China Morning Post
Pakistan claims China-made jets in India clash, boy given wine: SCMP's 7 highlights
We have selected seven stories from this week's news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing Pakistan has claimed it used Chinese-made J-10C fighter jets against India's air force in a brief military encounter on Wednesday. A flight attendant with Cathay Pacific Airways mistakenly served a glass of white wine to a three-year-old boy seated in business class, his mother complained, as she claimed the Hong Kong flag carrier had not properly explained how the oversight happened. The fighter still being developed by the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Corporation is unofficially referred to as the J-36. Photo: Weibo/河东三叔 In a future conflict over Taiwan, Beijing's sixth-generation fighter could block the airspace to foreign bases in Guam for up to two hours from 1,000km away, according to a mainland Chinese military magazine.
India Today
08-05-2025
- Business
- India Today
India-Pak tensions lift Chinese jet maker's stock by 36% in 2 days
The stock of Chinese jet maker Avic Chengdu Aircraft Co Ltd has gone up by over 36% in just two days. This sudden rise comes as tensions between India and Pakistan have increased following India's recent military Chengdu Aircraft is a Chinese defence company. It makes fighter jets such as the JF-17 Thunder and the J-10C Vigorous Dragon, which are used by the Pakistan Air Force. As of Thursday, the company's share price rose by 16.37% to reach 80.68 yuan. This was after a 17% jump on Wednesday. In total, the stock has gained 36.21% in two days and has gone up 44% in the past one jump in the company's stock price comes at a time when there have been many reports following India's recent strikes. Some reports on social media claimed that Pakistan had shot down Indian fighter jets. However, these were later debunked by fact checkers. The Indian Embassy also warned the Chinese state-run Global Times not to share unverified news about India's military carried out what it called Operation Sindoor, a missile attack on nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on May 7. These included targets in Bahawalpur, Kotli, Muzaffarabad, and Muridke, according to a statement from Pakistan's foreign ministry. Other places reportedly hit by Indian missiles included Gulpur, Bhimber, Bagh, Chak Amru, and was the first such missile operation by India since the 1971 war. It was a joint action by the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force. Following the strikes, Pakistan's Karachi 100 stock index dropped by 3,559.48 points, or 3.13%, closing at 1,10,009.03 on stock markets, however, remained steady. Both Sensex and Nifty ended the day in green. Market experts said that while the situation with Pakistan has become tense, it has not affected investor confidence in India so far.A report from Emkay Global said India's strong reply after the Pahalgam terror attack has increased fears of further conflict. However, it believes markets will not be deeply affected unless the situation added that the market might see some pause or sideways movement in the short term, but still expects Nifty to grow by around 7% in FY26. Emkay also said small and mid-cap stocks may perform Singh, Founder at said that short-term caution is normal, but Indian markets have shown strong recovery in the past after similar incidents. 'Unless there is a larger economic or global shock, tensions between India and Pakistan have not caused long-term damage to markets. Investors should keep their focus on business fundamentals, not fear,' he InMust Watch advertisement
