In this undated photo released Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, by China’s Xinhua News Agency, a Chinese fighter jet flies during a patrol over the South China Sea. (Gao Yiping/Xinhua via AP)China is developing a new long-range bomber, the head of the Chinese air force was quoted as saying in state media on Friday, the latest move in its ambitious military modernisation programme. “We are now developing a new generation of long-range bomber, and you’ll see it in the future,” Ma said, according to the paper, without elaborating. This has rattled nerves regionally and in Washington as China takes a more muscular approach to territorial disputes in places such as the South China Sea. Ma said the air force had entered into a “transformation” stage, changing its focus from quantity to quality, the report said.

Source: Indian Express September 02, 2016 02:48 UTC