Zhuhai Airshow thrills visitors with aerial stunts, high-end equipment

The 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, which opened in Zhuhai City of south China's Guangdong Province on Tuesday, is staging spectacular aerospace performances and showcasing various latest and high-end military equipment to global visitors.

The highly-anticipated biennial aerospace trade show, also known as the Zhuhai Airshow, has attracted 1,022 companies from 47 countries and regions, including Russia, France, the United States, Saudi Arabia and Italy.

The event will run until Sunday, and a four-hour flight demonstration, including performances of aerobatic teams and military jets, will be staged everyday. Among them, China's J-35A, J-20, and Russia's Su-57 stealth fighters will be on the same stage for the first time, according to organizers.

During the field adaptation training conducted on Monday, the Bayi Aerobatic Team and the Hongying Aerobatic Team under the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force showcased maneuvers such as six-plane diamond formation dive and two-plane high-speed crossing.

At the outdoor and indoor exhibition areas of this year's airshow, China's army, navy and air force equipment are displayed in an integrated manner, including the debut of the J-15D carrier-based fighter, the debut of the HQ-19 surface-to-air missile weapon system, and the new reconnaissance and strike drone.

At the same time, a number of star exhibits, including the first lunar soil samples brought back from the far side of the moon, the scaled model of China's Haoloong space cargo shuttle, as well as China's large unmanned combat vessel, JARI-USV-A, also known as "Orca," are making their debut at the air show.

Zhuhai Airshow thrills visitors with aerial stunts, high-end equipment

Zhuhai Airshow thrills visitors with aerial stunts, high-end equipment

Zhuhai Airshow thrills visitors with aerial stunts, high-end equipment

Zhuhai Airshow thrills visitors with aerial stunts, high-end equipment

Zhuhai Airshow thrills visitors with aerial stunts, high-end equipment

Italian political and social figures have strongly condemned the U.S. military intervention in Venezuela, in which the U.S. special forces kidnapped President Nicolas Maduro and his wife.

Critics argue that the United States, driven by its desire for Venezuela's oil resources, has violated international law by forcibly interfering in the country's internal affairs, an act that not only infringes on Venezuela's national sovereignty but also threatens peace and stability in Latin America.

"A major power like the United States has repeatedly violated international law. This is not the first time, nor will it be the last. The U.S. action is extremely blatant, extremely shocking. We have become accustomed to it," said Italian MP Riccardo Ricciardi.

"They (the United States) can kidnap, kill, invade, and plunder other countries' resources. By what right? The right of the powerful? The right of gangsters? This is precisely the problem facing the world today. We must build a new international system -- a system in which such actions are no longer permitted and will be held accounted to pay dearly," said Pino Arlacchi, former UN under-secretary-general, who is also an Italian sociologist.

"The incident is an unprecedented international crime, an armed aggression against a sovereign state resulting in over 100 deaths. The forced control of a sitting head of state violates at least 30 international laws, including the UN Charter and other international customary laws," said Fabio Marcelli, an Italian legal expert.

"Donald Trump's objective is not to combat drug trafficking, which is only a pretext. The true U.S. objective is to gain control of Venezuela's resources. The United States does not represent the entire American continent, nor is it the sole protagonist in the global landscape. Ultimately, it is U.S.-led unilateralism challenging multilateralism," said Clara Statello, an Italian journalist.

Italian figures condemn US intervention in Venezuela