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A Y-8 aircraft for special electronic warfare (EW) missions attached to a naval aviation regiment under the PLA Northern Theater Command taxies on the runway in preparation to take off for a round-the-clock flight training exercise in early January, 2019. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Xing Yun)