If pakistan is just going to exchange being a us vassal for being a chinese vassal how is that an improvement?
i am talking about collaboration, or local production, China does that all the time perfect example are JFT, F-22 frigate and Alkhalid MBT, we produce them at home, while US just sell us with no tech..
I agree we should not rely only on China thats why we are opening with Russia too. Iran is no substitute, we dont want your Qaher, or other genies alien tech.. we just brought mi-35 from Russia, direct supply of RD-93 engine, in future we will sign more deals but it depends on Russian mode.
,can you imagine any other nuclear state that would allow another countries drones to fly in its airspace and assassinate its civilians with impunity,could you imagine britain or france allowing this?,how about israel that depends almost totally on the us for its survival?,or north korea that is almost as dependent on china?,could you imagine any of those countries allowing that sort of humiliation?... I cant so why does pakistan?.
you love to bring this drone shit everywhere without mentioning circumstances?
They killed 2000 (in which majority were TTP terrorist) in drone strikes, where we cant afford to retaliate, Why we didnt retaliate openly against US drones,?? reason can be possible sanctions (we already spend a decade of 90's under sanction bcoz of nuclear program, we dont wanted to be sanction again while India was growing with 2nd highest GDP rate alongside China.,
Downing a drone for military like Pakistan is not a difficult job, so drone does fly with our permission (according to Wikileaks and many former govt officials) thats why its not violation of sovereignty, off course they say lie in public but guess what majority of Pakistanis know that Govt is involved in drone strikes..
2nd reason many high profile terrorists of TTP died in drone attacks which include three TTP chiefs.. so this was another reason our Generals may have supported drones in private meetings..
3rd we avenged their (civilian) lives by supporting Haqqanis and Taliban very smartly according to US, which cost then 4500+ US soldiers..
if we barked like Mullah and shot down a drone, they would sanction us, and a sanctioned Pakistan have to face a 7 times larger India on its eastern side.. and NATO as enemy on western border..
we dont have oil wells or gas blocks like Mullahs..
how many those Mullah killed after barking and shouting 35 years?