China's Su-35 fighter jets for a joint¹ combat patrol mission in the South China Sea area and its latest J-20 stealth fighters' commission in combat service will maintain airspace safety in the new era, a military expert said Saturday.

 

一位军事专家周六表示，苏-35战机在南海区域的联合巡逻战斗任务以及歼-20隐形战机的服役将保证新时期的空域安全。
 

 

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force announced on Wednesday that China has recently sent Su-35 fighter jets for a joint combat patrol mission in the South China Sea area.

 

The deployment² is expected to improve the air force's adaptive capacity in complicated situation in the air and on the sea, and enhance its ability to maintain national sovereignty and security and maritime³ interests in the South China Sea area, said Wang Mingzhi, a professor with the PLA Air Force Command Academy.

 

The patrol mission is an annual training of combat readiness, embodying⁴ the air force's resolution to implement⁵ mission in the new era and firmly maintain national sovereignty and security and maritime interests, Wang said in an interview with Xinhua.

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