August 13, 2008 9:28PM 

# China Rising 

By [Benjamin H. Friedman](https://www.cato.org/people/benjamin-friedman) 

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Watch out — the PLA Air Force is now [sober](http://defensenews.com/story.php?i=3670276&c=ASI&s=TOP).

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[Defense and Foreign Policy](https://www.cato.org/defense-foreign-policy), [General](https://www.cato.org/general), [China](https://www.cato.org/china) 

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