A J-10 fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command takes off for a round-the-clock flight training exercise on August 13, 2023. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Wang Guoyun)

A J-10 fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command taxies out of hangar during a round-the-clock flight training exercise on August 13, 2023. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Wang Guoyun)

Maintenance men assigned to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command perform inspections prior to a round-the-clock flight training exercise on August 13, 2023. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Wang Guoyun)