August 1 Aerobatic Team celebrates opening of 15th Airshow China with stunning performances

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August 1 Aerobatic Team celebrates opening of 15th Airshow China with stunning performances

2024-11-12 15:16 Last Updated At：18:57

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force's August 1st aerobatics team celebrated the opening of the 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China, on Tuesday with stunning performances.

A total of six fighter jets participated in the performances. The jets maintained delicate formations while performing different flight maneuvers, demonstrating the high proficiency of the pilots' flying skills.

Initially founded in 1962, the August 1 Aerobatic Team was renamed 25 years later after the PLA's founding date, which falls on August 1.

This is the first time that the August 1 Aerobatic Team has participated in the airshow after it adopted the J-10C, a supersonic, multipurpose fighter jet independently developed by China.

The team has adopted six aircraft types successively. Since 2009, all the aircraft used are domestically produced.

Airshow China takes place from Nov 12 to 17, attracting 1,022 companies from 47 countries and regions. Russia, France, the United States, Saudi Arabia and Italy are participating in the biennial aerospace trade show in groups.

As an export-oriented international event, the air show offers a rare venue to observe China's military aircraft up close, especially the newest models.

China's auto exports surge 68.7 pct in May as output, sales rise

China’s automobile production and sales rose month on month in May, with exports surging 68.7 percent from a year earlier, industry data showed Wednesday.

During the period, automobile production and sales reached 2.616 million units and 2.629 million units respectively, up 1.6 percent and 4.1 percent month on month, while down 1.2 percent and 2.1 percent year on year, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).

The country's automobile exports continued to see robust growth in May, with monthly exports reaching 930,000 units, up 68.7 percent year on year, including 446,000 new energy vehicles (NEVs), which more than doubled from a year earlier. The export volume maintained above 900,000 units for two consecutive months, data showed.

The NEV output rose 22.4 percent year on year to 1.554 million units, while sales increased 14.4 percent to 1.496 million units, according to the data.

NEVs accounted for 56.9 percent of total new car sales in May, further climbing from the previous month.

In the first five months, vehicle exports reached 4.059 million units, up 63 percent year on year. NEV exports reached 1.833 million units, accounting for 45 percent of total automobile exports.