State media, Globe Magazine, recently commented that the West has distorted assessments of China’s Air Force. While mainstream media tend to be the reviewers in the West, “the true assessment comes primarily from governments, military, and think tanks in the West.” Such an assessment is affected by various factors, mostly politics. “More often than not, the interpretation or assessment of China’s Air Force by Western countries is not based on an objective position, but rather serves their own political or strategic objectives.” The "China’s Air Force threat theory” is driven by economic interests as well as attempts to cause a deterioration of relations between China and neighboring countries and damage China’s image. [1]

The article also tried to ease concern in the West over Air Force commander Xu Qiliang’s claim that China should develop space weapons [2]. It said Xu’s statement was misinterpreted.

Source:
[1] Xinhua, December 1, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/globe/2009-12/01/content_12569894.htm
[2] Chinascope, November 5, 009
http://chinascope.org/main/content/view/2059/105/

Shielding against electromagnetic weapons is the key to protection of commanding and communication systems in modern warfare. Previously, the Chinese Army did not have the technology in this critical area. In 2001, the Construction Engineering Institute of the Army’s General Logistics Department started research work. With help from the Nonferrous Metal Research Institute, the project team delivered the shielding cloth after six years by utilizing technologies from areas of camping construction, special textile, electromagnetic shielding and environmental control. The distance for information leakage was reduced from 1000 meters down to 1 meter.

Source: Global Times, November 20, 2009
http://mil.huanqiu.com/china/2009-11/638437.html