Cina says they can go to war now

 

Chinese military says it has a strategic air force – experts disagree

• PLA Air Force spokesman Shen Jinke has said that the description now applies to China
• But the country lacks the bombers and transport aircraft needed to have true long-range assault capability, experts say

 

The Chinese military has claimed that it now has a strategic air force following years of advances, but analysts say a lack of adequate transport aircraft and bombers is holding it back.

Their assessment followed Chinese air force spokesman Shen Jinke’s assertion on Tuesday that, with advanced warplanes such as the J-20 and Y-20 entering service, China passed the threshold for having a strategic air force.

 US aircraft accompany  carrier strike group operations – which China’s air force is not yet capable of, an expert said.