If china is unable to meaningfully get technology from su-35/s-400, then i dont think that they will buy them. China prefers to manufacture its own equipment.
“They cannot produce engines,” Buzhinsky said. “We agreed to supply engines for the Su-35, but fortunately—my technical colleagues told me—that it is practically impossible to copy that engine because it is practically impossible just to reach the heart of the engine without breaking it completely.”
Russia's arrogance towards China is just the last bit of White-Man's haughtiness combined with their long forgotten Glory of the USSR.
Latter is quickly fading, but former, the racial aspect, will remain for a long time.
Calm down gents. It's too harsh to go from "rejecting Su-35 deal being real" to "bashing Russians all together".
Put aside motivation and emotions aside, the plain facts are:
The Sino-Soviet relationship turned south exactly because of Soviet arrogant towards China. The price of that breakdown is the catastrophic death of Soviet Union. I am not sure if the Russian population learnt that lesson well, but I am sure the Russian leadership learnt it. And more importantly, Chinese leadership learned that too. So for China to be arrogant and hold grudge against Russia/Soviet's past mistake will only be foolish and hurt China. Don't make the same mistake just because others did.
- China could/can not get C-17 and F-110, while USSR/Russia were willing to sell IL-76, IL-78 and AL-31F.
- China's source of Blackhawk was cut off after 24 pieces, how many Mis China have gotten?
- Except Russia, who else in the world is willing and able to work with China on large airliner? China advanced a lot these years. But Soviet made their C929 equivalent in 1993. That experience is very valuable, even if their technology is outdated, their lessons are still great input to C929.
It is not about a competition of balls which is never appreciated by Chinese strategists. It is about national interests in the long run.
well, so far what is clear to me is only words of improving the Russian-US relationship which is at its bottom. I don't agree anyone has turned around yet, neither Putin, nor Trump.No man, Russians turned around because Trump won. It's so clear.