[redcoat2]

Originally Posted by FASTBOAT TOUGH

All I can say is those articles from the 18th of this month are saying "tested" or "deployed for testing/or similar for the sake of accuracy. PJC", I'm not putting words in anyone's mouth here. All the equipment sites I use don't show any country users at this point. And by the way they all are quoting from military spokes person or newspapers.
http://www.military-today.com/tanks/...light_tank.htm
http://www.military-today.com/tanks/vt5.htm
https://www.armyrecognition.com/chin..._11711164.html

I see one of the sources you are quoting is armyrecognition.com. They claimed that the 'Xinqingtan' was in service with the Chinese armed forces back in January this year:

https://www.armyrecognition.com/janu..._10401171.html

Maybe they were right. Hard to tell. The photos were from unofficial Chinese sources and show a few tanks in Guilin - which indicates that they were being delivered to the PLA's Southern Theatre Command. But they may only have been there for testing in Guangxi Province near the Vietnamese border.

Janes's take on the photos:

http://www.janes.com/article/66681/c...new-light-tank

They claimed that the Chinese were 'possibly' equipping their units with the new tank.