PLA fighters taking part in a display at the Zhuhai air show last year. The think tank report says China's military needs to develop new weaponry including an unmanned attack aircraft. Photo: AFP
South China Morning Post: China’s military needs to ‘upgrade weaponry, extend surveillance in western Pacific’
Official report calls for wider projection of power, listing the US, Japan, Taiwan, India and Vietnam as airspace 'threats' until 2030.
China’s air force needs to broaden its air surveillance and attack capabilities in the western Pacific including the area near Japan to ensure its command of the skies, according to an official study.
The report, prepared by the Air Force Command Academy in November, also stressed the need to develop and enhance nine types of “strategic equipment” with an eye specifically towards the United States and its “pivot” to Asia.
The academy, a Beijing-based think tank for the People’s Liberation Army Air Force, has not publicly released the report, which laid out visions for the air strategy to as far as 2030.
WNU Editor: What my take .... the Chinese are looking at Japan and The U.S. .... and they are issuing a warning while laying the groundwork for Beijing to expand its military budget.
More News On Chinese Report Detailing China's Need To Aim For Air Control Over Western Pacific
China aiming for air control over Western Pacific, surveillance as far as Izu chain: report -- Japan Times
Chinese military wants more teeth to counter India, US, Japan -- Times of India
China's military is jangling nerves again -- Reuters
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