China’s Military Flex Prompts U.S. Strategy Change

Chinese Air Force J-20 and J-11B fighters

A taxiway lineup with two J-20s and several J-11B fighters highlights the growth in numbers and sophistication of China’s air force.

Credit: Global Times
A newly released Chinese government propaganda clip, titled “For You,” dramatically re-creates one of the five incidents in the 1960s when Chinese S-75 Dvina interceptors shot down a Taiwanese Air Force Lockheed U-2, then snaps 60 years forward to the present. “Will there be any chance of us being...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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