China's J-20 Stealth Fighter, China Defense Blog
China’s Air Force: Ready For Take Off? -- Oriana Skylar Mastro and Michael S. Chase, The Diplomat
As China’s power and influence continues to grow, the question of how it will behave in the international system looms over the heads of decision makers in almost every capital in the world. Though Chinese intentions are unknown, and likely not yet determined even by the top leadership, China’s global interests are growing and Beijing’s need to protect them is undoubtedly increasing. This has clearly put a premium on developing the air and naval capabilities needed to project power beyond China’s borders into the Asia-Pacific as well as space and cyberspace.
As China’s leadership grapples with these broader questions, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been making some significant leadership choices that provide insight into how the CCP will handle these challenges. On Sunday the Party leadership promoted army general Fan Changlong and former commander of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) General Xu Qiliang to serve as vice chairmen of the Central Military Commission (CMC), the powerful Party body that controls China’s rapidly modernizing armed forces.
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My Comment: U.S. military leaders have been raising the alarms for a quite a long time on what China is doing with its air force .... it appears that some are now taking notice. A good review on China's jet fighter program is here.
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