But in fact, after we bought the planes from France, the US softened its own position on selling fighter planes to us. Now when we buy weapons, we can compare similar-class weapons from various countries, and consider many variables: Are the weapons precisely suited to our needs? Is the cost reasonable?
現在我國在採購武器時，就可以針對世界各國同等級武器做比較，然後考慮是否適合我方需求、價錢是否合理、買到的可能性、買到後我方後勤保修是否能生根等問題，以往只向美國採買時，這些考慮的空間是較有限的。