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Beijing

Jet pilot bestowed posthumous honor

In his role as chairman of the Central Military Commission, Xi Jinping has signed an order to confer a posthumous honorary title on a fighter jet pilot. Zhang Chao, who died on April 27 when flying a J-15 carrier-based aircraft during a carrier-landing simulation, was given the title "Pioneer in Building a Strong Army". Zhang joined the team of carrier-based aircraft pilots in March last year.