J-16s vs Rafales: Chinese air force puts jets to the war-game test

China’s state broadcaster has given a rare glimpse of PLA war gaming, with footage of a simulated encounter between Chinese and French multi-role fighters. The CCTV report on Friday said this year was the first year that the entire People’s Liberation Army and People’s Armed Police Force were promoting pilot war-gaming at scale. PLA war games are usually highly classified but the report indicated that this one was among a number that took place in Xuchang, Henan province, at a gathering attended by 20 units from across the military and its academies. Other war games were conducted by army and…