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Why it matters that China’s advanced fighters can use all its carriers
China’s older aircraft carriers can operate more closely with the more advanced Fujian than previously thought, observers said following PLA exercises showing upgraded fighter jets taking off from the older Liaoning carrier. Images taken during a 40-day mission in the South China Sea and Pacific Ocean that ended on June 22 showed multiple J-15T jets taking off from, and landing on, the Liaoning. China operates three aircraft carriers, which use two launch systems. The older Liaoning and Shandong...
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TASS
· Jun 27, 2026
Russian, Chinese warplanes conducted joint six-hour patrol
Fighter air cover was provided along the entire joint patrol route by Su-30SM and Su-35S aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces and Jian-16 aircraft of the Chinese Air Force
South China Morning Post
· Jun 28, 2026
How is China shaping up in the global competition to sell air defence weapons?
Chinese firms joined their global competitors at Eurosatory, the recently concluded arms fair, where the latest air defences were the centre of attention in a market made more important by the drone warfare seen in Ukraine and the Middle East. Experts said China could anticipate sales from the Global South thanks to its cost efficiency, but geopolitical constraints would continue to bar it from US-allied countries that were looking for combat-proven and interoperable systems. China’s largest...
Eagle News
· Nov 3, 2024
Taiwan reports rise in Chinese military activity as US election nears
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s defence ministry said on Sunday it had spotted 35 Chinese military aircraft, including fighters and bombers, flying to the island’s south on the way to exercises in the Pacific, a second day in a row it has reported such activities. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory despite the strong objections of the government in Taipei, regularly sends its military in the skies and waters near the island []
Drudge Report
· Jun 24, 2026
Bejing Luring World to Yuan and Hobbling Sanctions...
Bejing Luring World to Yuan and Hobbling Sanctions... (First column, 2nd story, link) Related stories:China Makes New US Warship Target for Missile Tests...Communist supercomputer outpaces American rivals...
ABC News
· Jun 23, 2026
China’s newest aircraft carrier sails through the Taiwan Strait
China's newest and most powerful aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has sailed through the Taiwan Strait, according to Taiwan's Defense Ministry
The Tribune
· Jul 1, 2026
Western “traitors” help boost PLA pilot training
China is actively recruiting Western military pilots, particularly from NATO and Five Eyes nations, to train its combat-inexperienced air force. Facilitated by entities like South Africa's TFASA, this transfer of Western tactics and submarine-hunting expertise has triggered strict new laws, security blacklists, and high-profile criminal arrests.
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Related coverage for "Why it matters that China’s advanced fighters can use all its carriers": TASS — Russian, Chinese warplanes conducted joint six-hour patrol. South China Morning Post — How is China shaping up in the global competition to sell air defence weapons?. Eagle News — Taiwan reports rise in Chinese military activity as US election nears. Drudge Report — Bejing Luring World to Yuan and Hobbling Sanctions.... ABC News — China’s newest aircraft carrier sails through the Taiwan Strait. The Tribune — Western “traitors” help boost PLA pilot training