The People's Liberation Army Air Force and Navy Air Force would be unable to challenge US aerial superiority over the Far East because an American F-22 fighter is capable of defeating 20 fourth-generation Chinese fighters in aerial combat, according to the latest issue of the Tokyo-based right-leaning SAPIO magazine.Facing the challenge of China's maritime expansion, Japan has equipped its Escort Flotilla 2 based in Sasebo and Escort Flotilla 4 based in Kure — which would be responsible for a potential naval operation over the disputed Diaoyutai islands (Diaoyu to China, Senkaku to Japan) — with Kongo-class guided-missile destroyers.
In addition, Soryu-class and Oyashio-class submarines continue to conduct patrol missions in the disputed region of the East China Sea, which should be considered a great threat to the Chinese aircraft carrier operating in the waters, the magazine said.
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I Think that it is wise to consider the Chinese Airforce as more capable than the ratio of 20:1. It is very overstimated this kind of competition and we must be careful with such kind of comparison
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