Airforce soldiers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army stand in formation with their new uniform in a base in Beijing November 10, 2005. Approved by the Central Military Commission, the Airforce will wear new blue uniforms from this winter. The Airforce marks its 56th founding anniversary November 11. [Xinhua]

Airforce soldiers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army stand in formation with their new uniform in a base in Beijing November 10, 2005. Approved by the Central Military Commission, the Airforce will wear new blue uniforms from this winter. The Airforce marks its 56th founding anniversary November 11. [Xinhua]

Airforce soldiers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army stand in formation with their new uniform in a base in Beijing November 10, 2005. Approved by the Central Military Commission, the Airforce will wear new blue uniforms from this winter. The Airforce marks its 56th founding anniversary November 11. [Xinhua]

An Airforce officer helps a woman soldier with her new uniform in a base in Beijiing November 10, 2005. Approved by the Central Military Commission, the Airforce of the Chinese People's Liberation Army will wear new blue uniforms from this winter. The Airforce marks its 56th founding anniversary November 11. [Xinhua]

Airforce soldiers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army stand in formation with their new uniform in a base in Beijing November 10, 2005. Approved by the Central Military Commission, the Airforce will wear new blue uniforms from this winter. The Airforce marks its 56th founding anniversary November 11. [Xinhua]

Cheng Zhiqiang, an officer of the Airforce of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, salutes at a new uniform ceremony in a base in Beijing November 10, 2005. Approved by the Central Military Commission, the Airforce will wear new blue uniforms from this winter. The Airforce marks its 56th founding anniversary November 11. [Xinhua]