However, “it will take time and significant reorientation by Chinese arms manufacturers for the country to be a big arms exporter”, said Jennifer Kavanagh from the US think tank Defense Priorities.
She noted that China “cannot mass-produce certain key inputs, including aircraft engines”.
And while having high-tech hardware is important, “much more important is how those weapons are used”, said Kavanagh.
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