Dhaka, May 8 -- China has acknowledged for the first time that it provided "on-site technical support" to Pakistan during its four-day war with India in May 2025, reports the South China Morning Post, citing a CCTV interview.

Zhang Heng, an engineer from the Aviation Industry Corporation of China's (AVIC) Chengdu Aircraft Design and Research Institute, revealed the information to China's state broadcaster on Thursday.

According to the report, during the conflict that began on May 7 last year, a Chinese-made fighter shot down at least one of India's French-made fighters.

Pakistan's air force operates a fleet of Chinese-made J-10CE jets developed by an AVIC subsidiary.

One of the jets reportedly shot down at least one French-made Rafale...