ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn, ɐ tʃˈaɪnə dˈeɪli ˈɑːɹɾɪkəl ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz "wˈɛlnˈoʊn ðætðə tʃaɪnˈiːz ˌɛfdˈiː tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪstəm, ɐ ˌeɪtʃkjˈuː nˈaɪn mˈɑːdəl fɔːɹ ˈɛkspoːɹt, wʌz tʃˈoʊzən fɚðə kˈɑːntɹækt wɪð tˈɜːki ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn" bˈeɪst ˌɔn kˈɑːmɛnts mˌeɪd baɪ ɐ sˌiːpˈiːmˈaɪk ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv æt ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn læŋkˈɑːwi ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl mˈæɹɪtˌaɪm ænd ˈɛɹoʊspˌeɪs ɛksɪbˈɪʃən; ðɪ ˈɑːɹɾɪkəl wʌz mɪslˈiːdɪŋli kˈɔːld "mˈɪsəl sˈeɪl tə tˈɜːki kənfˈɜːmd."
In March 2015, a China Daily article reported that it was "well-known that the Chinese FD-2000 system, a HQ-9 model for export, was chosen for the contract with Turkey in 2013" based on comments made by a CPMIEC representative at the 2015 Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition; the article was misleadingly called "Missile sale to Turkey confirmed."