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China is trying to overcome weaknesses in its military by 'aggressively recruiting' Western pilots to train its aviators, Five Eyes intel allies warn

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J-16 fighter jet performs in the sky during the 14th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, or Airshow China 2022, on November 9, 2022 in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province of China
J-16 fighter jet performs in the sky during the 14th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, or Airshow China 2022, on November 9, 2022 in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province of China

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China picks its lowest-scoring officers to command nuclear submarines

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A Great Wall 236 submarine of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, billed by Chinese state media as a new type of conventional submarine, participates in a naval parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of China's PLA Navy in the sea near Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province, Tuesday, April 23, 2019.
Future submarine commanders come from candidates who have low college entry exam scores.

China is producing vast undersea maps for submarine warfare, report says

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A Great Wall 236 submarine of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.

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Ex-PLA officer says Chinese troops used to cook and make hotpot with fuel they took out of missiles: report

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A split image showing military vehicles carrying DF-21D missiles in a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on September 3, 2015, to mark the 70th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, and a photo of a traditional Chengdu hot pot.
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