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Chinese news report was 'Top Gun' scene.

The Nation (Thailand)

| January 31, 2011 | COPYRIGHT 2008 Nation Multimedia Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: The Nation.

Chinese news report was 'Top Gun' scene

China's state broadcaster is facing questions after Internet users spotted that footage in a report on air force manoeuvres in a national newscast was taken from the 1980s Hollywood film "Top Gun".

China Central Television, or CCTV, aired the footage in a January 23 report on a People's Liberation Army Air Force training exercise, showing a plane firing a missile at another.

The second aircraft was destroyed in a fiery explosion, and the dramatic footage was shown in between interviews with air force officers.

However, some Internet users recognised the explosion from the …

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