Most of these JF facilities have received little national attention as they typically are located in rural areas.

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China is generating particular interest among developing countries, especially with the relatively cheap JF-17 fighter with a Russian engine.

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Six Pakistani Air Force JF-17 fighter jets that were jointly designed by the two countries escorted his plane when it entered the country's airspace yesterday.

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Also last year, China's JF-17s and Russia's MiG-29s competed in a tender from Myanmar, which eventually chose the Russians, but paid less than they wanted.

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