The US seeks to hype the South China Sea issue in terms of diplomacy and public opinion, tarnish China's international image and drive a wedge between China and Vietnam. Thus, China should not be surprised by the intervention. Nor should we let the US dominate the situation.
J-10 fighter jet flies over paddy field A J-10 fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Northern Theater Command soars over the valley during a flight training exercise on March 31, 2020.
Frigates Yulin and Xuchang jointly execute realistic maritime operations The guided-missile frigate Yulin attached to a destroyer flotilla with the navy under the PLA Southern Theater Command fires its rocket-propelled depth charges at mock hostile submarine during a maritime training exercise in waters of the South China Sea in late March, 2020.
AEW aircraft perform patrol mission A KJ-500 AEW aircraft attached to an aviation division of the navy under the PLA Eastern Theater Command sits on the flightline and receives inspections prior to a recent night patrol mission.
MBT moves forward to designated training field A main battle tank (MBT) attached to an armored regiment under the PLA Xinjiang Military Command rumbles through a mound of dust to a designated training area during a maneuver operation on March 30, 2020.
Chinese national flag flies at half-mast to mourn for people died in COVID-19 fight A Chinese national flag flies at half-mast to mourn for martyrs who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease outbreak and compatriots died of the disease at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, April 4, 2020.
Fighters take off for night combat sorties Pilots sitting in the cockpit of their fighter jet are well prepared and await approvals to take off during an aerial night combat training exercise at a military airfield in north China on March 13, 2020.
Attack helicopters lift off for mission Pilots sitting in the cockpit of a WZ-10 attack helicopter get ready for a flight training exercise in early March, 2020. They are assigned to an army aviation brigade under the PLA Western Theater Command.
Artillerymen fire portable rockets Artillerymen assigned to a brigade under the PLA 76th Group Army stand in formation, listening to the instructor's summary after the live-fire operation on March 21, 2020.
PLA Rocket Force maintains combat readiness Soldiers assigned to a brigade under the PLA Rocket Force erect a ballistic missile system into position on a missile launching truck during a realistic training exercise on March 12, 2020.
China, Cambodia launch joint military exercise on anti-terrorism, humanitarian rescue Cambodia and China launched the fourth joint drill on counter-terrorism and humanitarian rescue at the Techo Sen Chumkiri live-fire field in Cambodia's southwestern Kampot province on March 15.
