The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) claims that one of its fighter jets was able to radar-lock a “foreign” stealth aircraft at close range ... But this assumes the PLA’s claim is, of course, true.
... of corruption within the PLA that have led to the ouster of several generals and senior leaders on China’s central military commission, the communist party body overseeing the armed forces.
Machiela and his co-authors argue that Mavulis Island could be seized within hours by PLASOF to position sensors and missiles controlling the Bashi Channel, a critical chokepoint between the South China Sea and the Philippine Sea.
However, an article published early last year in the PLA’s official newspaper, PLA Daily, suggested that multiple units had begun breaking from traditional training patterns to promote cross year training continuity, he added.