China's Strategic Weapons Testing During India-Pakistan Conflict: US Commission Findings Reveal Military Opportunism

Nov 22, 2025 01:04 pm CST

A US bipartisan commission report reveals that China opportunistically used the May 2023 India-Pakistan conflict as a real-world testing ground for its advanced weapons systems, including the HQ-9 air defence system and J-10 fighter aircraft. The report also details China's subsequent attempts to leverage these demonstrations to boost international weapons sales and undermine competitors through disinformation campaigns targeting French Rafale jets.