1Wang Wei (1968-2001), PLA Navy pilot killed in the 2001 Hainan Island incident when his J-8 collided with a US EP-3 aircraft; posthumously honored as 海空卫士 ('Guardian of the Sea and Sky')
Wáng Wěi bèi zhuī shòu Hǎi Kōng Wèishì de chēnghào.
Wang Wei was posthumously awarded the title 'Guardian of the Sea and Sky'.
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The April 2001 Hainan Island incident became a major diplomatic crisis between China and the US; Wang Wei's death made his name a nationalist touchstone.
