The Air Force of the Chengdu Military Area Command holds a live-ammunition drill on Tibetan Plateau, where the early spring weather is still quite chilly. During the exercise, the air force for the first time carried out surgical strikes at night. (CNS Photo: Liu Chang)
We, in the west, after rounds of dirt shootings, we seek real life shooting. 100 sorties of dirt bombings can"t be compare to one single actual combat sortie. So, unless China is willing to apply double standards (trouble maker) to get real combat sorties, her pilots would still remain inexperienced.