Bangladesh plans $2.2b purchase of 20 Chinese J-10 fighter jets

[Michael]

Regarding news of Bangladesh’s procurement of the J-10CE:

The Indian outlet *Northeast News* reported that Liu Haixing, a senior official from the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, recently visited Bangladesh and confirmed the development.

I have looked into the matter.

1. Minister Liu Haixing serves as the head of the International Department of the CPC. This is an internal CPC position. While it is a highly significant and pivotal body, it has absolutely nothing to do with military trade.

2. I have reviewed relevant news reports. He met with various political figures in Bangladesh at different levels. However, when he met with the Prime Minister of Bangladesh—who holds the truly core position in the country’s political landscape—the Prime Minister’s demeanor was remarkably arrogant. This, at the very least, suggests that the current Prime Minister of Bangladesh has no understanding of Chinese politics. ------ At the very least, he surely has no idea of the weight this position carries within Chinese political circles. Otherwise, he certainly wouldn’t have worn a casual T-shirt to meet with Liu Haixing.


Therefore, my assessment is that while this deal might go through, what are the hidden costs? We will need to continue monitoring the situation.

 

[sutton9999]

Regarding news of Bangladesh’s procurement of the J-10CE:

The Indian outlet *Northeast News* reported that Liu Haixing, a senior official from the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, recently visited Bangladesh and confirmed the development.

I have looked into the matter.

1. Minister Liu Haixing serves as the head of the International Department of the CPC. This is an internal CPC position. While it is a highly significant and pivotal body, it has absolutely nothing to do with military trade.

2. I have reviewed relevant news reports. He met with various political figures in Bangladesh at different levels. However, when he met with the Prime Minister of Bangladesh—who holds the truly core position in the country’s political landscape—the Prime Minister’s demeanor was remarkably arrogant. This, at the very least, suggests that the current Prime Minister of Bangladesh has no understanding of Chinese politics. ------ At the very least, he surely has no idea of the weight this position carries within Chinese political circles. Otherwise, he certainly wouldn’t have worn a casual T-shirt to meet with Liu Haixing.
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Therefore, my assessment is that while this deal might go through, what are the hidden costs? We will need to continue monitoring the situation.

PM meeting a minister in such a setup is beyond standard etiquette.

Your behavior here proves your lack of common sense, shall not make comments on politics.

Sorry people here have to endure a character like you.

 

[KingQamaR]

China to supply Bangladesh with fighter jets worth ₹22,000 cr-Pakistan to train pilots, exercises to be held 40 km from Indian border​

November 7, 2026

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China will provide Bangladesh with J-series fighter jets worth around ₹22,000 crore next year. The Pakistan Air Force will train pilots to fly these aircraft.

For this, Pakistani trainers may train pilots at Bangladesh's Jessore Airbase, around 40 kilometres from the Indian border.

The Pakistan Air Force has been flying Chinese-made J-series fighter jets since 2022. After China, Pakistan has the largest fleet of these aircraft. This is also why it has the most experience in flying them.

Pakistan to conduct joint exchange programme in Dhaka

Officers from the air forces of China, Pakistan and Bangladesh will also meet in Dhaka in December. Under the joint exchange programme to be held in Dhaka, the Pakistan Air Force will train Bangladeshi pilots.

In addition, training will be provided to controllers who identify and monitor enemy aircraft using radar. Separate courses will also be conducted for ground crew.

A five-member team led by Pakistan Air Vice Marshal Aurangzeb Ahmed has arrived in Dhaka. The team surveyed the air bases and other essential facilities there. It also prepared a plan for technical training and the exchange of simulators.

Bangladesh's radar could help China

Its technical teams and data link systems also operate with the Chinese Air Force. This has raised concerns that if tensions between India and China increase along the LAC in the future, information obtained from Bangladesh's radar could reach China's military network.

China's military uses Tactical Data Link (TDL) technology. This keeps fighter jets and military command centres on the ground connected to one another. They can share radar images and information about enemy positions with each other.

According to defence analysts, China has also developed a high-bandwidth broadband link called XS-3. It is used to connect fighter aircraft, bombers and drones to a single network. Analysts believe that after Pakistan, Bangladesh may now also use this Chinese technology.

Threat to the Siliguri Corridor could increase

A major concern for India arising from this military cooperation is the Siliguri Corridor. It is a strip approximately 20 to 22 kilometres wide that connects the north-eastern states with the rest of the country. China is already exerting pressure on this area.

If long-range strike fighter jets are deployed at airbases such as Lalmonirhat or Kurmitola in Bangladesh, the entire area could come within their reach.

Concern also over militant organisations in the North-East

Several militant organisations are active in India's northeastern states. There have been previous instances of weapons and other communication equipment reaching these organisations through Bangladesh.

Against this backdrop, China and Pakistan's growing military presence in Bangladesh could pose a new security challenge for India.

China to supply Bangladesh with fighter jets worth ₹22,000 cr: Pakistan to train pilots, exercises to be held 40 km from Indian border

Pakistan Air Force training Bangladesh pilots near Indian border. Follow Bhaskar English Latest Updates. China will provide Bangladesh with J-series fighter jets worth around ₹22,000 crore next year. The Pakistan Air Force will train pilots to fly these aircraft.

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Just wondering. Why PLA is not doing the training they are your airplanes. The supply of contract Must have included training ?

 

[Michael]

PM meeting a minister in such a setup is beyond standard etiquette.
Your behavior here proves your lack of common sense, shall not make comments on politics.

Liu Haixing visited Bangladesh in his capacity as the head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee. He represented the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
Tarique Rahman met with him in the capacity of Bangladeshi Prime Minister and Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
The publicly disclosed content of the talks concerns party-to-party exchanges between the BNP and the CCP—that is, between the ruling parties of the two respective nations.
There is no issue of an imbalance in status between the two sides.

Clearly, your level of political literacy falls short of an acceptable standard.

Sorry people here have to endure a character like you.

My posts violate neither Chinese law nor the forum's rules.
If you don't like them, don't harass me—it would be best for you to simply ignore me.

 

[Yasser76]

China generally does not readily disclose details regarding its arms trade contracts. Instead, its official institutions often employ a different approach.

Whenever a significant arms deal takes place, the official social media accounts (such as those on Weibo) of the relevant organizations will drop subtle, veiled hints about the progress of the transaction. While such clues are frequently overlooked within the rigorous field of international open-source intelligence (OSINT), a select few individuals within China’s community of military enthusiasts are able to decipher them.

I use the automatic translation feature in Microsoft Edge to read the content on this website, and I use Google Translate to translate what I write.

After several instances of significant misunderstanding, I have come to realize that the core issue does not lie with translation software; rather, it stems from the fact that people often have completely different understandings of the same terms and definitions—a problem that translation software cannot solve.

Therefore, I believe that our arguments and the clashing of our ideas are actually helpful, as they bring to light the differences in how we each interpret concepts.

And that is a good thing!

Sorry but where were these "subtle and veiled hints" prior to the PAF J-10C deal. That was my original question, you now seem to be going on a tangent about software translation, which you never seem to have a problem with on more complicated subjects for some reason...

 

[Yasser76]

Regarding news of Bangladesh’s procurement of the J-10CE:

The Indian outlet *Northeast News* reported that Liu Haixing, a senior official from the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, recently visited Bangladesh and confirmed the development.

I have looked into the matter.

1. Minister Liu Haixing serves as the head of the International Department of the CPC. This is an internal CPC position. While it is a highly significant and pivotal body, it has absolutely nothing to do with military trade.

2. I have reviewed relevant news reports. He met with various political figures in Bangladesh at different levels. However, when he met with the Prime Minister of Bangladesh—who holds the truly core position in the country’s political landscape—the Prime Minister’s demeanor was remarkably arrogant. This, at the very least, suggests that the current Prime Minister of Bangladesh has no understanding of Chinese politics. ------ At the very least, he surely has no idea of the weight this position carries within Chinese political circles. Otherwise, he certainly wouldn’t have worn a casual T-shirt to meet with Liu Haixing.
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Therefore, my assessment is that while this deal might go through, what are the hidden costs? We will need to continue monitoring the situation.

Michael, sorry, you are wrong here, very wrong. No arrogance or disrespect shown at all

 

[Afif]

Regarding news of Bangladesh’s procurement of the J-10CE:

The Indian outlet *Northeast News* reported that Liu Haixing, a senior official from the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, recently visited Bangladesh and confirmed the development.

That's not what the article said. Your lack of English skill and reliance on translator causes confusion as others have pointed out.

Article does not explicitly says who confirmed it. But the overall language suggests its from prime minister or the BD guy who was doing briefing for prime minister.

—who holds the truly core position in the country’s political landscape—the Prime Minister’s demeanor was remarkably arrogant.

Nonsense.

 

[Michael]

Sorry but where were these "subtle and veiled hints" prior to the PAF J-10C deal. That was my original question, you now seem to be going on a tangent about software translation, which you never seem to have a problem with on more complicated subjects for some reason...

Around the time Pakistan signed a contract to procure J-10CE fighter jets from China, CATIC released an artistic rendering. The image depicted a J-10CE in flight, set against a backdrop of mountains with geographical features distinctly characteristic of South Asia.
At the time, some Chinese netizens speculated in the comments section of an AVIC post, asking if the aircraft was intended for export to Pakistan; the official account responded—in a rare move—with a single emoji .

It has been quite some time, so I haven’t been able to locate the original post. However, this incident is well-known within military enthusiast circles.
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Due to confidentiality concerns, relevant Chinese official institutions typically do not proactively disclose details about contracts in advance. Generally, they only confirm such trade activities publicly after the other party has already made them known.

However, these institutions often drop "hints" via their official social media accounts, and occasionally even engage with netizens.

The methods and techniques they use to convey these "hints" are highly complex. A very small number of Chinese military enthusiasts, once they grasp these "hints," often communicate among themselves using a specialized "coded language."

Within the international OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence) community, it is nearly impossible for anyone—unless they are deeply well-versed in Chinese culture—to decipher this content. Deino is an exception; he is capable of understanding at least some of it.
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I haven’t been able to locate the original text containing the earlier "hint" regarding Pakistan’s procurement of the J-10CE. I will provide another example of such a "hint" to help you understand how this tactic works.

On December 31, 2021, AVIC released a music video. In it, one image flashes by—can you tell what it is?

Under this video, a Chinese netizen asked what it was. The official account gave a rare response: "I don't know; I didn't..."


This is one of their methods of "hinting"......

 

[MH.Yang]

PM meeting a minister in such a setup is beyond standard etiquette.

Your behavior here proves your lack of common sense, shall not make comments on politics.

Sorry people here have to endure a character like you.

The International Department is the “foreign ministry” of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC). It is responsible for the CPC’s interactions and relations with foreign political parties, as well as for providing advice on the CPC’s foreign policy.

Thus, while the Chinese Foreign Minister is in charge of official government diplomacy, the head of the International Department is responsible for behind-the-scenes communications. He wields considerable actual power. In other words, he usually does not appear in the media; if he does, it typically represents the CCP's goodwill towards this party.

He represents a political party, not the government. Therefore, you should not use government standards to measure the status of a political party.

 

[sutton9999]

The International Department is the “foreign ministry” of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC). It is responsible for the CPC’s interactions and relations with foreign political parties, as well as for providing advice on the CPC’s foreign policy.

Thus, while the Chinese Foreign Minister is in charge of official government diplomacy, the head of the International Department is responsible for behind-the-scenes communications. He wields considerable actual power. In other words, he usually does not appear in the media; if he does, it typically represents the CCP's goodwill towards this party.

He represents a political party, not the government. Therefore, you should not use government standards to measure the status of a political party.

So? Liu is still a minister-level in diplomacy.

By the way, Liu is not having a formal meeting with the PM, but with a minister from Bangladesh.
The picture above shows a brief meeting.

Regardless, Michael shouldn't use inappropriate and disrespectful words on the PM.

 

[Arthur]

However, when he met with the Prime Minister of Bangladesh—who holds the truly core position in the country’s political landscape—the Prime Minister’s demeanor was remarkably arrogant.

"Confident" is the word you should have choosen.

This, at the very least, suggests that the current Prime Minister of Bangladesh has no understanding of Chinese politics.

May be, to some extent.

I would argue even the chinese CCP have very little understanding of the political mindset of the PM.

At the very least, he surely has no idea of the weight this position carries within Chinese political circles. Otherwise, he certainly wouldn’t have worn a casual T-shirt to meet with Liu Haixing.

It’s his signature attire.

The PM is a very amicable person and doesn’t bother to "show off"

Deino is an exception; he is capable of understanding at least some of it.

Well, on the old forum, Chinese members behaved very condescendingly toward him at first.

I would say if that type of behavior was shown toward any other, would have been taken as an insult.