I could be wrong but isn't the block 52 still running a Dopler radar? Against J-10C's AESA and long range PL-15E it would be quite tough regardless of pilot skill difference.
Yeah it is complicated, but you are right, China is not going to bail Russia out. I wish Russia would have just stuck with diplomacy to address its security concerns, and China would have thrown its full support. By attacking, Russia lost of the moral high ground, and it makes China's position...
Actually, the US demanded that Honduras must not have a diplomatic relationship with China. Also, the US and Australia just recently demanded that the Solomen Islands must not sign a security agreement (which is magnitude below NATO commitment) with China. So, to your point, yeah, the US does...
Even the most absolute dictator must adhere to public opinion. Putin is the leader of Russia, but to say that he alone was the reason for this war is delusional. The consensus in Russia is that this war is about Russia's survival as a country. Putin is the face of that consensus.
Well said. Westerner always say they are for free speech - that is as long as your opinion align with theirs. If you don't agree with them then they brand you a brainwashed spy or something.
I think fundamentally, the vast majority of westerners, and I mean white European westerners, live...
Look, you Turks hate everybody who is not a Turk. We get it. You support these Uighurs not because they are Muslim, but mostly because you hate China and you think that the Uighurs are sort of related to Turks. Too bad that it won't work. The Ottoman Empire is never coming back and your...