“Chinese manufacturers of high-end weapons systems face a deficit of trust combined with a lack of field testing in conflict zones. American, European, Russian and even Turkish weapons systems have greater experience in that regard. For the time being, China is growing its market share for weapons sales in the Middle East, but to truly break into the high-end weapons market, it will take a war featuring high-end Chinese weapons outperforming competitors.” 

-Nicholas Heras, deputy director of the human security unit at the Newlines Institute for Strategy and Policy. China emerges as an arms supplier of choice for many Middle East countries, say analysts. [Middle East Eye]