The state-owned Global Times on April 4, 2016 published an article commemorating the anniversary of the death of PLA Air Force fighter pilot Wang Wei, who died when his fighter jet collided with a US military reconnaissance aircraft on April 1, 2011. It noted that every year on April 1, many Chinese online users commemorate the passing of Chinese air force pilot Wang Wei. It added that as tensions in the South China Sea are running high, this year's online commemoration has attracted more people's attention with mixed feelings of pride in the PLA's improved capabilities and indignation over what they see as incessant provocations.