The crews of the Air Force and naval aviation of the People's Republic of China have truly invaluable experience flying in the waters of Taiwan as part of heterogeneous groups over long distances in conditions as close as possible to combat. Pilots from no other country in the world have such experience. In 2021 alone, the Chinese violated the Taiwanese border about a thousand times. At the same time, flights are becoming more and more massive, with the mandatory participation of H—6K attack bomber aircraft, JH-7 fighter bombers and J-16 multirole fighters (versions of our Su-27). All flights are coordinated with the actions of the Navy, missile forces and marine corps units, because a military operation against Taiwan is unthinkable without amphibious landings on the island.The new book by the famous historian, based on the latest data, for the first time in the literature, covers in detail the course of the military confrontation between China and Taiwan, as well as its little-known pages (for example, secret negotiations on the sale of the USSR Su-27 to Taiwan). From the crises of the 1950s and 1990s to the military tensions of today, which threaten to turn into World War III, and the role of the United States in this. In addition, the author analyzes in detail the aviation component of the Sino-Taiwanese conflict (air battles, pilots and aircraft involved in operations).The publication is illustrated with many rare photographs.