There is a glaring gap in China's military support for Pakistan and North Korea. Pakistan has not only received J-10 fighters from China, but also received technical support, including the construction of first-class production lines such as Thunder fighters and "Khalid" main battle tanks. On the contrary, China has provided little to North Korea, raising the question of why China is more inclined to support Pakistan than to boost North Korea's military capabilitiesOne reason for this is the difference in maintenance capabilities.
In contrast, Pakistan has a highly educated elite who are equipped to sustain modernization. For example, fighters like the J-10C are equipped with active phased array radars, which are powerful but also relatively "vulnerable". Without proper maintenance, the J-10C will soon suffer from various failures. However, Pakistan has a correspondingly advanced fighter maintenance system and is able to ensure the basic maintenance of the J-10C.
Coupled with the fact that China has provided Pakistan with spare parts, it is basically guaranteed that there will be no problems with Pakistan's J-10C. However, North Korea lacks the ability to maintain advanced electronic systems. Even if China supplies the J-10C to North Korea, it will soon be impossible for North Korea to maintain the normal operation of these fighters. In addition to maintenance issues, North Korea faces challenges in the number and training of pilots.
In China, the training of a J-20 pilot takes a long time, from the initial trainer pilot to the final elite pilot of the J-20, it takes years or even more than ten years of accumulated experience. However, North Korea's most advanced fighter is only the MiG-29, which makes it impossible for North Korea to train pilots capable of flying J-10Cs.
Coupled with the backward pilot training system in North Korea and the economic situation of North Korea, maintaining a large number of MiG-23 and MiG-29 pilot units is also a huge challenge for North Korea. It is very difficult to support the DPRK's ability to acquire advanced fighters in the context of the DPRK's insufficient training of the Air Force. If the North Korean Air Force wants to introduce J-10C fighters, it must rely on China to train pilots, which is a long process that will take at least 1 to 3 years.
The DPRK itself does not have the financial resources to buy such fighters. While China has the ability to provide North Korea with three or more generations of fighters like the J-10A and J-11, these are relatively less electronic and easier for North Korea to maintain. However, it is impossible for China to provide the DPRK with ** free of charge. Before the 70s, China may have provided military assistance to other countries without compensation, but with the reform and opening up, China must consider the benefits of arms trade transactions.
Therefore, China has adopted the attitude of "brothers should also settle accounts" in arms trade, and even if the relationship with a certain country is good, China will not easily give it away in vain. Once China sets a precedent and provides free of charge**, other countries will demand ** from China on the grounds that it has "good relations with China", which will affect China's arms deal. In addition, China must also consider international implications. Currently, North Korea is blocked due to its possession of nuclear **, and a global ** embargo is imposed on North Korea.
Although China and North Korea have good relations, China also opposes North Korea's possession of nuclear weapons and supports the international embargo on North Korea. Against this backdrop, the likelihood of China going to North Korea is extremely low. To do so would mean that China is violating its own commitments under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and its position on global denuclearization. China is committed to preserving the existing UN system and building a world system that does not have the United States as its absolute core. Therefore, China must also abide by international rules when proposing them.
As long as China complies with the United Nations embargo on North Korea, the likelihood of China committing suicide on North Korea is slim to none. The DPRK is extremely cost-effective in developing its air force. As for whether China is involved in this issue, there is a paragraph that explains it well. The topic of the article is:"The stalemate between Israel and the Arab countries in the latter part of the Fourth Middle East War"with"The battlefield of air warfare on the Korean Peninsula depends on the confrontation of great powers"。
The rewritten article reads as follows: At the end of the Fourth Middle East War, Israel entered into a stalemate with the Arab countries, which caused great anger in Israel, since it was supported by the United States and the Soviet Union. On the one hand, Israel asked the United States to increase its aid, and at the same time asked the United States to put pressure on the Soviet Union to force the latter to stop its aid to the Arab countries. It was at this time that the United States brought good news and bad news to Israel.
The good news was that the Soviet Union was ready to stop aid to the Arab countries, and Soviet transport planes left the Middle East one after another. The bad news was that the Soviets intended to use their precious capacity for themselves, and more than a dozen airborne divisions were ready to take on Middle Eastern and Israeli forces. Given North Korea's economic and technological prowess, it is extremely cost-effective to increase its air force, so it is unlikely that North Korea's strength will surpass that of the United States and South Korea, no matter how it develops its air force.
Therefore, the battlefield of air combat on the Korean Peninsula still depends mainly on the confrontation between the "Eastern Powers" and the "Western Powers", just as in the Fourth Middle East War, the Israeli army did not dare to engage the Soviet troops without the intervention of the American army. Therefore, the main direction of development of the DPRK is still the development of the army. If war does break out on the Korean Peninsula, air supremacy will be assisted by the Chinese Air Force, whose main task is to maintain the front and clear the scattered enemy ground forces.