China's Air Force equipping for offensive role

China's air force is shifting from its original strategy of "active defense" to one that combines "defense with offense," its commander said at a conference here. "China will never invade or threaten any sovereign state," said Lt. Gen. Liu Shunyao, "but it will definitely not allow any other country...

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