99 A2 (China)

For the most part, Chinese tanks of the last 50 years have not been considered sophisticated, especially by Russian and American standards. This resulted from the fact that for much of this time, Chinese tanks were developed and reverse engineered from captured or covertly obtained tanks. The result was often a tank that looked like a Soviet/Russian design but was far inferior in every respect.
Recently, that trend has started to change. While there is no denying that modern Chinese weaponry is still heavily based on foreign technology and designs, newer tank designs definitely display higher levels of sophistication. Defined as an enhanced third-generation MBT, the Type 99 is one of these tanks. The Type 99 is built by NORINCO and originally entered service in 2001 with the more advanced A2 variant entering production in 2009

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