In "Glorious Mission," the training video game of the People's Liberation Army, a player aims a rocket launcher at two B-52 bombers. The image is from a screenshot of the Chinese state-run media, Global Times. (Screenshot/Global Times)
US B-52 Bombers Appear in Chinese Military Training Game -- Epoch Times
In an article entitled “Sword to cut off the head of devils!” the website of China’s state-run newspaper Global Times showed a screenshot with a Chinese soldier pointing a rocket launcher at two B-52 bombers flying overhead. The screenshot is from the latest update of “Glorious Mission,” the official training video game of the People’s Liberation Army, on a level that takes place on the contested Senkaku Islands.
The two B-52 bombers in the game are likely a reference to the two B-52 bombers the U.S. Air Force flew over the region on Nov. 26 after China declared an air defense zone over international waters in the East China Sea. The move was hailed as an act of defiance against growing Chinese aggression.
Glorious Mission was originally called “Glorious Revolution,” when it was first released as a training tool for the Chinese military. It was later made available to the Chinese public and is heavily laden with propaganda for the ruling Chinese Communist Party .
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My Comment: Talk about sending a message.
1 comment:
Well, its only fair, isn't it?
I mean since BF4 features a fictional war between the US/China including buildings in Shanghai collapsing in one of the maps.
So yeah, fair is fair and this article is rather pointless in the end.
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