æz wˈɛl æz bˌiːɪŋ ɪkwˈɪpt baɪ ðə pˌiːˌɛlˈeɪ, ðə tˈaɪp sˈɪksti nˈaɪn hɐz ˈɔːlsoʊ bˌɪn ɛkspˈoːɹɾᵻd ɪn sɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt nˈʌmbɚz tə mˈɛni fˈɔːɹən kˈʌstəmɚz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə mjˈuːdʒɐhˌɪdiːn ɪn æfɡˈænɪstˌæn ˌʌndɚ ðə koʊvˈɜːt kˈoʊˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz bᵻtwˌiːn tʃˈaɪnə ænd ðə sˌiːˌaɪˈeɪ ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z ɐɡˈɛnst ðə sˈoʊviət jˈuːniən.
As well as being equipped by the PLA, the Type 69 has also been exported in significant numbers to many foreign customers, including the Mujahideen in Afghanistan under the covert co-operations between China and the CIA in the 1980s against the Soviet Union.