A “Hollywood” style promotion video for the Chinese air force, released ahead of the 90th anniversary of the Chinese armed forces the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), has been a hit on social media outlets with millions of views and thousands of shares in just two days. The People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) is the aerial warfare service branch of the People’s Liberation Army, the armed forces of the People’s Republic of China. The PLAAF has a strength of around 400,000 personnel and is the largest air force in Asia. With ongoing modernisation, all older aircraft types in service are quickly being phased out and emphasis being placed on developing modern 4.5th generation fighters to replace them – along with 5th generation fighters in the near future.
