Erdoğan heading to China expecting a better deal on HQ-9

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is on a state visit to China and he will renegotiate the deal to buy an air defense system from China during the trip.

By Jian Kang (2009.beijing. troops parade) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

“The most suitable bid came from China but certain developments led to delays. We will revisit these matters during this trip. If we receive a proposal that enriches the bid, we will view this positively,” Erdogan told a news conference in Ankara before departing.

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