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There are many things you see in public. There are many things you don't see in private.

There are many dealings going on under the table. They wish to maintain a balance of power. Xi visited Biden in recent days to advocate for balance of power in Asia.

Embargo does not forbid designs. J-20 has many aspects of F-35 such as DSI, EOTS turret.

Rafale flew in July 1986. Lavi flew in December 1986. Lavi drew design from Rafale which is earlier.

One face to the public. Another face in private. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/8/hillary-clinton-says-she-has-both-public-and-priva/

France cannot disobey Israel. Israel basically owns France. Israel liked Mirage III in the early 70s. So when Israel designed Lavi, they picked canard design from Rafale which as developed in the late 70s / early 80s. Rafale first flew in 1986.

Mirage III was popular in Israel in the early 70s. Israel consulted Dassault for Lavi design. Rafale was developed since the late 70s and first flew in 1986.

Israel used Mirage III and F-4 in the 1970s. When Israel developed Lavi in the 1980s, they consulted Rafale and F-16. Lavi is Rafale and F-16 cross.

Lavi drew its design from Rafale and F-16. J-10 is based on Lavi. So J-10 is Rafale F-16 cross. In the 1970s, Israel used Mirage III and F-4.

Rafale first flew in 1986. At the time France and China had good relation and China was actively pursuing Western tech and designs.

You can see J-10 is like Rafale and F-16 had a baby.

While it is true J-10 was based on Lavi in the 1980s, today J-10 is cross between Rafale and F-16.

Lavi was never built. Today, J-10 is cross between Rafale and F-16.

Nope. J-10 is cross between Rafale and F-16. J-10 has canards like Rafale. J-10 has underside intake and single engine like F-16. When J-10 was developed in the 1980s it was heavily influenced by Rafale and F-16.

Nope. J-10 and F-16 are nowhere close in aerodynamic configuration. J-10 is sort of a cross between Rafale and F-16.

Nope.

Likewise, Hawaii was annexed by the US.

Tibet was annexed by China the same way Korea was annexed by Japan.

China was never part of British empire. Only Hong Kong was.

J-10, J-20 are not copies of anything.