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after the j-10 and y-20 participated in the egypt air show and flew over the pyramids, news soon came that egypt had decided to purchase the j-10c. what was the purpose of egypt's decision to introduce the j-10?

according to overseas network, at the first egyptian international air show held earlier this month, china's j-10c "mighty dragon" fighter and y-20 transport aircraft attracted the attention of the outside world. immediately afterwards, several media revealed that the egyptian air force has decided to purchase 40 j-10c fighters with a total amount of 25 billion yuan. previously, egypt wanted to introduce the us f-35a fighter, but it was blocked by israel. subsequently, egypt regarded russia's su-35s fighter as a substitute, but the united states put pressure on it again, making this plan a failure. now, egypt's decision to purchase chinese fighters marks a major shift in their military and diplomatic policies.

it should be pointed out that in recent times, there have been a lot of news about middle eastern countries purchasing chinese arms, such as saudi arabia considering importing the 052d destroyer. however, these news either have no factual basis or have no follow-up. but this time, the news that egypt purchased the chinese j-10c was not only reported by local media in the middle east, but also analyzed by well-known american military websites, and even followed up by israeli media. moreover, in july this year, when egyptian air force commander lieutenant general mahmoud fuad abdel gawad visited china and held talks with the chinese air force commander, a picture of the j-20 fighter was deliberately placed in the background, which seemed to imply that the two sides were negotiating a fighter contract.

egypt's abandonment of western arms and its purchase of chinese fighter jets has sent a strong signal that they want to comprehensively deepen their cooperation with china in all areas. at the just-concluded beijing summit of the forum on china-africa cooperation, egyptian president madbouly not only attended in person, but also visited china and held talks with chinese high-level officials. in addition to talking about china-egypt cooperation and the joint construction of the "belt and road initiative", madbouly also mentioned regional security issues, saying that china and egypt agree that it is vital to maintain security and stability in the middle east, and at the same time support the just cause of palestine to restore its legitimate rights. it is reported that egypt may also purchase china's hongqi-9 regional air defense missiles in the future. if they can build a three-dimensional air defense network composed entirely of chinese arms, it will be difficult for israel to pose a threat to them.

in addition, the egyptian air force is also very interested in the y-20 participating in the air show, and is considering introducing this large military transport aircraft, the only one on sale in the world. moreover, the y-20 can be transformed into an aerial refueling aircraft, and can significantly increase the combat radius when combined with the j-10c. however, egypt's decision to purchase chinese fighters is to tear a hole in the us middle east strategy, and they are bound to face huge pressure. whether egypt can withstand the pressure from the united states and allow the j-10c fighter to settle in the middle east, we need to observe further.

during the nasser era, egypt took back the suez canal and once became the leader of arab countries in the middle east and the leader of the "middle east renaissance". in many middle east wars, egypt has been the main force of arab countries. however, in the face of cruel reality, egypt realized that they could not defeat israel, which had the full support of the united states and the west, in terms of military, so they unilaterally made peace with israel and took back the sinai peninsula, and were regarded as "traitors" by other arab countries. during the mubarak era, egypt had become a loyal ally of the united states in the middle east. then, after experiencing the "arab spring" and a new round of israeli-palestinian conflict, egypt came to a crossroads again. choosing chinese fighter jets may be a signal that egypt has decided to stay away from the united states. let's wait and see how things will develop.