China’s Version of Top Gun May Be Better Than the U.S. F-14

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I will make an unpatriotic confession.

I like the Chinese version of “Top Gun” better.

Or more specifically, a short Chinese navy video that resembles the 1986 Hollywood hit, for which a sequel is underway.

Well, almost resembles.

No smirking Tom Cruise. No fake love story (and no Kelly McGillis) to distract what everyone really came to see, which was the cool F-14 Tomcats zooming and booming through the skies. And at almost six minutes instead of almost two hours for the American version, it’s a lot quicker to watch.

Not that the Chinese video is for entertainment: it’s strictly propaganda (though the same could be said for the original Top Gun, to which the Navy happily contributed F-14s for the ultimate recruiting tool and budget-justifier).