The escalating conflict between India and Pakistan could be offering the world a first real glimpse into how advanced Chinese military technology performs against proven Western hardware – and Chinese defense stocks are already surging.

The conflict between India and Pakistan over Kashmir offers a potentially rich intelligence harvest for China in its own rivalry with India as it gleans data from its fighter jets and other weapons used in action by Pakistan.

Commenting on the situation, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said they are closely following the ongoing situation between India and Pakistan and are deeply concerned about the escalation.