China deployed its embassies to spread doubts about the performance of French-made Rafale jets after they saw combat in India and Pakistan's clashes in May, French military and intelligence officials have concluded,

China has used its embassies and a coordinated disinformation campaign to cast doubt on the performance of France’s Rafale fighter jets following their combat use in clashes between India and Pakistan in May,

Chinese military experts rejected on Monday the latest claims by French intelligence that "China used embassies to undermine sales of French-made Rafale jets" following the India-Pakistan conflict in May this year.