Chinese-made fighter jets escort Xi

    Updated: 2015-04-22 07:40

    By Zhao Lei (China Daily)

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    Developers of the JF-17 Thunder said they are proud that Pakistan's air force used the aircraft to escort President Xi Jinping on his flight to Islamabad.

    "When we watched the news on TV that President Xi's plane was escorted by eight fighter jets we made when it entered Pakistan's airspace, we were feeling very privileged and excited," Cheng Fubo, chairman of Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group, said on Tuesday.

    "The aircraft's excellent capabilities have been tested and approved by the Pakistan Air Force, and we will continue to offer our best service to the users."

    The JF-17 Thunder, or FC-1 Fierce Dragon as it is known in China, is a third-generation multirole combat aircraft developed by Chengdu Aircraft and Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, the leading aviation company in Pakistan. Chengdu is a subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corp of China.

    Li Pei, former head of the JF-17 project at AVIC, said the aircraft is one of the major achievements of the two nations' cooperation in the defense sector, as well as a witness to their long-standing friendship.

    "The pride for the aircraft belongs not only to us but also the Pakistanis," he said. "They use 'national pride' to describe the fighter jet whenever it is mentioned."

    Chengdu Aircraft has delivered 50 JF-17s to Pakistan and will produce another 50 for it over the next three years, Li said.

    A pilot from the Pakistan Air Force's 16th Squadron who took part in the escort mission and identified himself as Khan told China Central Television that flying with the Chinese president was a great honor.

    Using the JF-17 for the escort was the best way for the air force to show respect to the Chinese leader, he said.

    This is not the first time that the PAF has sent JF-17s to escort Chinese leaders. The aircraft has also flown with former premier Wen Jiabao and Premier Li Keqiang during their visits to Pakistan.

    Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman of the PAF has also been part of the escorts. As a wing commander, he led a formation of F-16 aircraft to escort then-Chinese president Jiang Zemin in December 1996 when Jiang visited Pakistan.

    zhaolei@chinadaily.com.cn

     Chinese-made fighter jets escort Xi

    Three of eight JF-17 Thunder fighter jets from Pakistan's air force escort President Xi Jinping's plane as it enters Pakistani airspace on Monday. Xi was beginning a two-day state visit. Provided to China Daily

    (China Daily 04/22/2015 page3)

    Schedule

    Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Pakistan and attend the Asian-African Summit and activities commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Bandung Conference in Indonesia from April 20 to 24.

    April 22
    Attend the opening ceremony of the Asian-African Summit;
    Meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo;

    April 23
    Bilateral meetings;
    Attend the closing ceremony of the Asian-African Summit;

    April 24
    Historical walk from Savoy Homann Hotel to Gedung Merdeka;
    Attend activities commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Bandung Conference;

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