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Email Print Factbox Factbox: Ties between China and Pakistan Tue, May 17 2011 Related News Pakistan military protests after NATO incursion wounds soldiers Tue, May 17 2011 Pakistan plays China card with Prime Minister's visit Tue, May 17 2011 John Kerry warns Pakistan over Bin Laden Mon, May 16 2011 Kerry in Pakistan with tough questions, meets army Sun, May 15 2011 Analysis & Opinion Pakistan : four probes and a killing After bin Laden: Do not retreat from Afghanistan Related Topics World » China » Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani (L) speaks to China's Premier Wen Jiabao after a singing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, May 18, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Jason Lee BEIJING | Fri May 20, 2011 12:49am EDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China has agreed to expedite the delivery of 50 fighter jets to Pakistan, a newspaper reported on Friday, as Islamabad tries to deepen ties with Beijing as an alternative to increasingly fragile relations with the United States. Pakistan's already strained ties with its ally and major donor were battered after U.S. forces on May 2 killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in a garrison town near Islamabad. The fact that bin Laden was found in Abbottabad, and had been living there for years, has prompted many in Washington to call for a review of the billions of U.S. civilian and military aid that Pakistan receives. As the pressure mounts in Washington, Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Reza Gilani has courted "best friend" China, its biggest arms supplier, during a four-day visit that ends on Friday. The Wall Street Journal quoted an unnamed high-ranking Pakistani Air Force spokesman, in Beijing with Gilani, as saying the jointly developed JF-17 jets would be in addition to another batch of the same aircraft that is currently being assembled in Pakistan. "We're getting the 50 jets, on top of the ones we already have. Something has been agreed in Beijing, so they'll be expedited," the spokesman said without giving details. There was no immediate confirmation of the deal from officials in China or Pakistan. The JF-17 "Thunder" program dates back to 1999 and is aimed at reducing Pakistan's dependence on Western companies for advanced fighters. The jets are a single-engine, multi-role combat aircraft costing an estimated $15 million each. The Pakistani Air Force has ordered 150 "Thunders," which it may increase to 250. The 50 mentioned in the report are likely part of the larger order. In February 2010, Pakistan fielded its first JF-17 squadron with 14 aircraft. The close ties between China and Pakistan reflect long-standing shared wariness of their common neighbor, India, and a desire to hedge against U.S. influence across the region. Premier Wen Jiabao assured Gilani on Wednesday of China's "all-weather friendship" and said Pakistan had made "huge sacrifices" in the international struggle against terrorism. That contrasted sharply with the U.S. Congressmen's criticism of Pakistan's failure to know bin Laden's whereabouts and insinuations that its powerful military was in some way complicit in hiding the al Qaeda leader. For its part, Pakistan is furious at the United States for violating its sovereignty by staging the secret raid that killed the world's most wanted man. Gilani is due to meet Chinese President Hu Jintao later on Friday. (Writing by Miral Fahmy; Editing by Sanjeev Miglani) World China Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (2) China_Lies wrote: Birds of a feather……. May 20, 2011 1:13am EDT -- Report as abuse fromthecenter wrote: Probably paying for them with us dollars as well. maybe it’s time to let china support them. 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