CHINA DEBUTS AT AERO INDIA PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY AIR FORCE WILL BE AT AIR FORCE STATION YELAHANKA

China debuts at Aero India, 5-member team cleared
# By Our Defence Correspondent
Published: Feb 13, 2017, 10:26 AM IST
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Bengaluru: The biggest breaking news of #AeroIndia2017 is out. For the first time in the history of the biennial air show, a five-member delegation from the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) will be at Air Force Station Yelahanka.

A Ministry of Defence official confirmed to Mathrubhumi that the Chinese Embassy might add two more members to the team.

“We can now confirm the PLAAF participation. This is part of the ‘pro-active’ stand taken by the Government of India,” says the official.

PLAAF is the air warfare wing of the People's Liberation Army, the armed forces of the People's Republic of China.

The members of the five-member delegation cleared include Maj Gen Wang Qiang, Sr Col Gao Zhikuan, Col Huang Xinyang, Lt Col Jiang Jiaji and Maj Li Yiu.

“The Chinese Embassy has requested for two more names to be added and it is under consideration,” says the official.

With PLAAF set to ‘land’ at AFS Yelahanka, the social media is already abuzz with ‘theories’ on China’s likely interest at the show.


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Ohhhhh Chinese are well come in India. I hope they come with their plane and demonstrate its capability so that We may compare them with Tejas and other planes of the world. Unfortunately, e missed one such chance at baharine.

I have seen their J-10 acrobatics. Amazing team and a really good quality fighter jet with stellar maneuverability for a single engine.

Most welcome to see them here at AERO India. I hope I get a chance to be in Bangalore at that time.

What are they bringing? J10 or su27?

So now we can see how Chinese fly's their planes. Chinese are very secret peoples.

sx21 said:

We should have joint production of jet fighters with China..

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Maybe one day. But till then, we need to bring ourselves out as a major defence manufacturing nation.

HariPrasad said:

Ohhhhh Chinese are well come in India. I hope they come with their plane and demonstrate its capability so that We may compare them with Tejas and other planes of the world. Unfortunately, e missed one such chance at baharine.

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It's good that you are banned.

Welcome China

Bengaluru: The biggest breaking news of #AeroIndia2017 is out. For the first time in the history of the biennial air show, a five-member delegation from the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) will be at Air Force Station Yelahanka.

A Ministry of Defence official confirmed to Mathrubhumi that the Chinese Embassy might add two more members to the team.

“We can now confirm the PLAAF participation. This is part of the ‘pro-active’ stand taken by the Government of India,” says the official.

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I'll be damned.
Welcome PLAAF.

We Should invite PAF too. What's wrong if PAF comes and perform at Aero India 2017. A healthy competition will bring more professionalism in to our arm forces and moreover it will give us opportunity to develop counter strategy.

Regards,
Jailer

Are going to fly their Jets in India ?

mansoor raja said:

Are going to fly their Jets in India ?

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I'm sure they're not at an Air Show to drive buses.

Any Chinese members? @Chinese-Dragon

bring J 31 !!