The moment China launches an "air strike campaign", the fate of the regime will be sealed and you can fully expect Allied troops to march onto Beijing a few weeks/months later.
The point is that whatever disadvantage the IAF suffered during its standoff with Pakistan isn't foreign to the PLAAF especially during its nascent stages. This kind of arrogance is exactly what led to the 1990s incident as well as the Boxer Rebellion's utter humiliation of China as a nation...
This is coming from a guy whose country's biggest military command (Nanjing) was crippled by a single EA-16B EW aircraft in the 1990s. Don't throw shade at others when you don't have the accolades or wares to wield the military power that you so admire.
Anyways, back to topic...
So far one pilot is confirmed to be in captivity. The other 1 or 2 pilots, the number of which varies per source, has not yet been verified by either side.
If you take a look at the photograph, there are multiple people with their hands up; the most likely explanation is that they were part of...