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India has been ranked third in a new ranking of the world’s air force power. Only America and Russia are ahead of India, while China is at fourth place. China’s government media is furious about this.
Global Times, the mouthpiece of the Communist Party of China, quoted Chinese military expert Zhang Junshe as saying that this ranking should not be taken seriously. He said that only the actual combat capability shows the real strength of an army and not the figure shown on paper.
Zhang said the US and Indian media’s hype may be aimed at stoking China-India competition and could start a dangerous chain of misunderstandings.
Zhang Junshe is a researcher at the People’s Liberation Army Naval Military Academic Research Institute. (file photo)
India 5 points ahead of China in ranking
This ranking has been made by the World Directory of Modern Military Aircraft (WDMMA). It covers 103 countries and 129 air services (Army, Navy and Marine aviation branches).
According to Newsweek, India’s rise in the ranking is a sign of change in the strategic balance of Asia.
TruVal Rating is used to determine WDMMA’s rankings. It is based not just on the number of aircraft but on their quality, modernization, logistics support, attack and defense capabilities.
Score of America, Russia, India and China in ranking
- US Air Force- 242.9
- Russian Air Force- 114.2
- Indian Air Force- 69.4
- Chinese Air Force- 63.8
Global Times is the mirror of China’s government thinking
Global Times is a leading newspaper and online portal in China. It is part of the People’s Daily, the official newspaper of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC).
Global Times is said to be the mirror of China’s government thinking. This newspaper and its English website are the main means of presenting China’s ideology and foreign policy to the world.
Global Times was established in 1993. Its headquarters is in Beijing. It is published in both Chinese and English. The Global Times is directly subordinate to the Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party.
The newspaper seeks to improve China’s image on the international stage and respond to “anti-China” reporting by Western media.
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