How hard is the relationship between Pakistan and China?

How hard is the relationship between China and Pakistan? Americans have a different perspective and discover the hardness of China-Pakistan friendship from different angles.

In China, many people affectionately refer to Pakistan as Pakistan Railway, which is based on the friendship between China and Pakistan. In view of historical, geographical and various reasons for the exchanges between the two peoples, China-Pakistan relations have always been talked about by Chinese people. Chinese people who have traveled to Pakistan often lament the enthusiasm and friendliness of Pakistani people after returning home.

This has also caused some interesting things to happen. People from some Asian countries (such as South Korea and Japan) went to Pakistan to pretend to be Chinese, and enjoyed the "Pakistan Iron" treatment in Pakistan.

Of course, many people ask, why are China-Pakistan relations so friendly?

In fact, in ancient times, the relationship between China and Pakistan was average, and the two countries did not have much direct exchanges. For a period of time after the founding of New China, relations were lukewarm. It was not until the 1960s and 1970s, after the Fourth India-Pakistan War, that China-Pakistan relations embarked on a fast track.

As we all know, during the Fourth India-Pakistan War, India dismembered Pakistan and became two countries. At this time, Pakistan was clinging to the lap of the United States. The United States, which had previously promised to provide security support to Pakistan, did not receive the benefits in reality. After the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War, Pakistan faced the danger of national annihilation.

If you look at the history of the South Asian subcontinent before the 1980s, you will know that during this period, India carried out crazy aggression or annexation policies against small countries around it. Sikkim was destroyed at that time. If China had not come to help, it is unknown whether Pakistan would have been destroyed.

Pakistan, which cannot count on the United States, can only look north. One thing is that Pakistan is relatively reliable. As a neighbor of China, Pakistan's friendship with China has remained stable over the years.

Americans see the friendly relations between China and Pakistan from a different perspective, and they feel a little bit sour grapes. After all, Pakistan used to be a quasi-ally of the United States, but now Americans can see at a glance that the Pakistani army is entirely composed of Chinese tanks. Americans say this shows the hardness of China-Pakistan relations.

U.S. military expert Kale Larson commented that since relations between the United States and Pakistan have deteriorated in recent years, the tanks equipped by the Pakistan Army illustrate the problem.

Larson pointed out that the Lazar tanks and Khalid series tanks in service in the Pakistan Army are both originated from China, especially the Khalid tank. Its prototype in the Chinese Army is the Type 99 main tank. Battle tank, this is an army equipment that impressed the world's military experts. Now the VT-4 main battle tank derived from the same technology is being sold around the world, becoming a major symbol of China's weapons and equipment technology output.

Pakistani VT-4 tank

Larson pointed out that the relationship between China and Pakistan is justified, which can be seen from the tanks of the Pakistan Army.

On the contrary, the Americans sold Pakistan's F-16 fighter jets in the early days. Now it seems that this is not an advanced weapon and equipment, but the Americans have also imposed restrictions on Pakistan and are not allowed to use the U.S. F-16 fighter jets manufactured to deal with the Indian army.

Let me ask, if Pakistan purchases fighter jets and they are not used to deal with India, what else can they be used for? Should we buy fighter jets to plow fields or spray pesticides?

Now, more and more Chinese weapons are in service with the Pakistani military, including JF-19 fighter jets, early warning aircraft and drones. It is foreseeable that American weapons and equipment will soon disappear from the Pakistani armed forces. .