Dai Xu, president of China's Institute of Marine Safety and Cooperation, said he believes that both the South China Sea issue and the Taiwan question will result in more tension in 2019 and was not very optimistic about the coming year.
J-10 fighter jet flies past sun A J-10 fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Central Theater Command flies past the sun during a live-fire training exercise on December 6, 2018.
Su-35 fighter jets take off for round-the-clock training Su-35 fighter jets attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command taxi on the flightline during a round-the-clock flight training exercise on December 4, 2018.
J-10 fighter jet deploys drogue parachute after landing A J-10 fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade with the air force under the PLA Northern Theater Command deploys its drogue parachute to slow itself after landing at a military airfield during a recent combat flight training exercise.
Transport helicopters fly over urban area Two Mi-171 transport helicopters attached to an army aviation brigade under the PLA 73rd Group Army fly in formation over the urban area during a routine flight training mission on December 6, 2018.
J-10 fighter jets take off for night training Two pilots assigned to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command get settled in the cockpit of their fighter jet prior to a night flight training exercise on December 4, 2018.
Frigate flotilla conducts maritime operations The guided-missile frigate Baise (Hull 585) attached to a frigate flotilla with the navy under the PLA Southern Theater Command fires its main gun at mock sea targets during the maritime training exercise from November 28 to December 1, 2018.
Pre-flight checks on JH-7 fighter bombers A tractor-trailer attached to an aviation brigade under the air force of the PLA Southern Theater Command drags a JH-7 fighter bomber during a round-the-clock flight training exercise on November 28. 2018.
Fighter jets take off for air combat training A J-11 fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Northern Theater Command takes off for a combat training exercise on the early morming of November 21, 2018.
J-11 fighter jets prepare for night flight A maintenance man assigned to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Western Theater Command signals a J-11 fighter jet to taxi down onto the runway after completing a flight training exercise on November 27, 2018.
PHZ-89 rocket launching systems fire at mock targets Two MBTs attached to a combined brigade under the PLA 75th Group Army fire at mock targets while advancing in speed during a live-fire training exercise in southwest China's Yunnan Province from November 22 to 26, 2018.
