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aerial refueling over the South China Sea, two-seater training F-10 fighter
J-10 aerial refueling training

8 5 March, Malaysia,” Kuala Lumpur, security reviews “of the Chinese F 10 aircraft to conduct a high-profile appearance rendering the South China Sea that China has changed to some extent a “secret” of the deterrence strategy, beginning with the “show of deterrence” approach to tell the South China Sea neighboring countries: China J-10, in the South China Sea.

China, “Liberation Army Daily” reported on July 28, said the Guangzhou Military Region in July 25 to send advanced fighter over the South China Sea to conduct air refueling exercises to improve combat capability the Air Force away from the coast.

“Kuala Lumpur, security reviews,” interviewed a number of Southeast Asian diplomat. Some diplomats believe that China is such a high-profile publicity, there must be implied strategic significance, is intended to “declare” its military presence in the South China Sea. An unidentified diplomat that the Chinese fighter flew over the South China Sea is normal, because the South China Sea around the country doing the same thing, “unusual is that this time they notice the use of high-profile publicity world: J-10 In the South China Sea. “

” Liberation Army Daily “also allotted by the famous photographer Shen Ling military exercises pictures taken, a clear shock. “Kuala Lumpur Safety Review,” also noted this, saying that China’s military is increasingly transparent, more emphasis on “military public

Off”, “In the past Russia and China in this regard is extremely conservative, the leaked photos mostly outside the videotaping, or just photos. with a professional photographer to photograph beautiful F-10 aircraft, can be used as propaganda, can also take the goodwill to the outside world, not the image of a black box. “

Southeast Asian countries concerned about the Chinese J-10′s activities in the South China Sea is not one or two days, a mix of speculation and fear, and other complex emotions. J-10 fighter early appearance in Zhuhai Air Show, the “Kuala Lumpur, security reviews,” once commented that, to the Spratly Islands from mainland China need about 1200-1500 km of the combat radius, which is not difficult for the J-10, “China Air Force has F-10, it is expected to recover Nansha. ” ▲ (Wang East)