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Pakistan, Venezuela & now Iran: Why Chinese-made weapons keep failing

Recent conflicts have exposed troubling vulnerabilities in Chinese weaponry. Pakistan's air defenses buckled against Indian missiles, Venezuela's radars went dark during a US raid, and Iran's systems faltered under airstrikes—patterns that point to shoddy engineering and weak software. Taken together, these incidents suggest systemic quality-control problems that erode buyer confidence and fuel a credibility crisis for China's arms industry.

1 Mar, 15:07 — 1 Mar, 15:07
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