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当地时间7月25日中午11点07分，中国男足选拔队抵达日本爱知县丰田公园体育场进行东亚杯第二轮中、日比赛后的身体恢复训练。与以往训练前三言两句作叮嘱不同，主教练扬科维奇在本次训练开始前进行了足足5分钟讲话。         Illustration: Xia Qing/GTRecent media attention has focused on Taiwan region's purchase of 66 F-16V (Blk 70) fighter jets from the US, the first two of which are now en route to the island. A mainland expert said the induction of these jets cannot change the cross-Straits air power balance. Their performance is comparable to the PLA's J-10C, but against the likes of J-16, J-20 and J-35, their tactical value is limited. The real gap, however, is not in individual aircraft, but in the PLA's already mature air combat system.
Taiwan region is beginning to receive the first operational aircraft from its 66-jet F-16V Block 70 order, reported Defence Security Asia on Saturday. The first two single-seat fighters, serials 6727 and 6728, departed the US on August 17, 2026, transited through Fort Worth and Hawaii, and were expected to continue through Guam before reaching Chihhang Air Base, weather permitting.
In addition to purchasing brand-new fighters, Taiwan region had previously cooperated with the US to upgrade 140 F-16A/B aircraft to the F-16V (Blk 20) standard. That upgrade work was fully completed in December 2023, according to CNA on August 19.
Taiwan region previously claimed that the F-16V (Blk 70), in addition to featuring increased thrust, airframe optimizations, extended range, and conformal fuel tanks, also enhances beyond-visual-range combat capability and partial stealth characteristics. It is equipped with an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, providing multiple functions including air-to-air search, tracking, weapons guidance, electronic warfare, and communications, according to the HK01.
The F-16V (Blk 70) is the newest variant of the F-16 family, Song Zhongping, a mainland military affairs expert, told the Global Times on Sunday. The PLA's mainstay fighters have already been widely equipped with AESA radars and are at the same technological generation as the F-16V (Blk 70). In comparison with the J-10C, both fall into the light-to-medium fighter category and have a degree of comparability.
However, comparing to a heavy fighter such as the J-16, and especially when facing fifth-generation aircraft like the J-20 and J-35 that possess a clear generational advantage, the F-16V has no edge at all. Constrained by its original medium-weight, single-engine design, the F-16V faces inherent gaps versus heavy fighters in range, payload, and upgrade potential, Song explained.
The expert pointed out that what decides victory or defeat is no longer the performance of individual aircraft, but the entire combat system behind them. 
Modern warfare is no longer a matter of "soldier versus soldier, general versus general." The PLA's advantage lies in its comprehensively overwhelming system-of-systems combat capability. It is not necessary to shoot down an F-16V in the air, it can also be destroyed on the ground, by striking its shelters or cratering runways so that it cannot take off or land, Song said.  
The F-16V does improve Taiwan region's individual aircraft capabilities, but once integrated into a system-of-systems combat environment, its ability to alter the overall situation is extremely limited, said Song.
A Xinhua News Agency report in March 2026 described how a certain PLA Air Force unit organized its three mainstay fighters, the J-20, J-16 and J-10C, to conduct multi-day-and-night air combat confrontation training covering situation sharing, coordinated strikes, electromagnetic countermeasures, and other subjects.
The Taiwan regional authorities' attempt to rely on these F-16Vs to "resist reunification by force" is no different from a mantis trying to stop a chariot, Song said. 
From August 5 to 14, the Taiwan regional authorities conducted this year's "Han Kuang" military exercises. A CCTV News report on August 14 noted that the Taiwan region's Han Kuang exercises have become an annual farce. The entire exercise was plagued by continuous controversies.
The so-called "Han Kuang" exercises have always been a hollow, wasteful spectacle. The Democratic Progressive Party authorities are hereby warned: the "Taiwan independence" dead end leads nowhere and cannot be altered. The PLA remains on high alert around the clock, continuously enhancing its combat readiness against separatist and external interference activities. It is, and will always be, the solid foundation for safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and for maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits, Senior Colonel Chen Xi, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, said on August 14.
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二 | 针对球队逼平日本队后获得的外界肯定甚至赞誉，扬科维奇善意提醒弟子们说，“不要过多关注网上评论，那些评价可能比你们实际表现要好，希望你们保持谦卑，争取下一场赢下对手。” 在当地时间24日晚丰田体育场进行的东亚杯第二轮角逐中，中国男足选拔队凭借毅力与勇气以0比0逼和日本队。在国足连续4次无缘跻身世界杯正赛的背景下，这场平局十分难得，也鼓舞了中国男子足球队。

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按照惯例，扬科维奇会在训练开始前对弟子们作简单的提示。不过本次训练开始前，他却足足“聊”了5分钟。对于本场训练安排在中、日赛后第二天的上午，扬科维奇解释说：“因为我们第三轮比赛安排在2天后，赛前训练会安排在明天下午。如果我们今天留在酒店，就意味着将近48小时没有进行有球训练，这非常不利于大家肌肉恢复和血液循环。我知道现在天气炎热，但希望大家咬牙坚持，为了最后的胜利。” 对于前一晚的中、日比赛，扬科维奇坦言：“首先，你们（队员们）踢出了自己的气势，也很好地完成了教练提出的技战术要求。但这项赛事还没有结束，最后一轮的比赛对我们来说更为重要，因为我们需要在比赛中争取进球从而获得胜利。” 结合外界对国足选拔队在中、日比赛中顽强表现的褒扬，扬科维奇提醒弟子们说：“我想说的是，他们的评价可能比你们实际表现更好。我们还有2天备战时间，只有坚持到裁判员吹响最后一场比赛的结束哨音，你们才可以放松下来。所以现在你们需要保持谦卑的态度。” 也正是因为前一晚刚刚经历了一场消耗巨大的比赛，国足选拔队25日的训练强度并不大，全场训练仅持续不足1小时，且具体内容不涉及技战术安排。

四 | 训练期间，教练组还安排了诸如“双人夹球跑”等趣味训练内容。

五 | 扬科维奇告诉队员们说，“对于最后一场比赛，我们会正常备战。你们无须考虑对手，只要恢复好身体，然后全身心投入到训练中。记住，最后一场比赛非常重要，争取赢下来，然后享受假期。” 对手 最后一轮中国香港队主教练有“想法” 在东亚杯第二轮角逐中，中国男足选拔队以0比0逼平东道主球队日本队，场内发生的一切被坐在现场看台上的中国香港队主教练安德森尽收眼底。尽管中国香港队在此前两轮比赛中分别以0比6、0比3不敌日本队、韩国队。但在比赛中，中国香港队打出了一定的技战术内容，而中国男足选拔队次轮力保城门不失的表现实际也给了安德森相当的启示。中国香港队自然也希望能够在末轮与中国男足选拔队的比赛中终止不进球的尴尬，甚至争取更理想的战绩。算上本届赛事，中国香港队已经先后4次参加东亚杯赛(东亚四强赛)，但成绩不如人意。在本届东亚杯次轮不敌韩国队后，中国香港队在东亚杯赛场上已遭遇11连败。在2003年首届东亚杯赛期间，中国香港队曾以1比3不敌中国队，而当场比赛的进球是中国香港队迄今为止在东亚杯赛场上打入的唯一一粒入球。由于对阵日、韩两队的比赛已经结束，且净吞9弹，中国香港队破东亚杯进球荒的希望落在了27日与中国男足选拔队的末轮比赛上。在与日本队、韩国队交手过程中，中国香港队并没有主动龟缩防守，而是适时主动出击。对此安德森解释说，“与排名领先我们几十个身位的强队交锋，死守并不能避免失球。因此我们采取了高位逼压的战术，哪怕丢球，也要争取进球，比起取胜，目前球队如果能够取得面貌的改观，取得进步，才更有价值。

六 | ” 中国男足选拔队逼和日本队的表现某种程度上也给予中国香港队以巨大的启示和鼓励。安德森对于率队在与中国男足选拔队比赛中取得“突破”，已有想法。本组文/本报记者 肖赧 供图/新华社