On the Internet, it is frequently found that the Chinese J-10 fighter jet evolved from the Israeli IAI Lavi project in that either China obtained the blueprints or received direct technical assistance from Israel regarding this project.
- Why China Looked To Israel's Lavi Jet For Its J-10 'Vigorous Dragon'
- Pakistan Purchases Chinese Jets Based on Scrapped Israeli Lavi Fighter
On the other hand, there are some disagreements -
- 1979 China's J-10 wood model preceded Israeli Lavi program
- Wikipedia.org > Chengdu_J-10 > Disputed_origins
Did China receive blue prints of the IAI Lavi jet from Israel?