Editing Flamethrower (section)

==== China ====
The Chinese Army still issues the Type 74 flamethrower.<ref name=":2" />

During an operation to hunt down the militant group responsible for the [[2015 Aksu colliery attack]], after using tear gas and flash grenades to no avail, Chinese paramilitary forces resorted to flamethrowers to root out suspected militants who were hiding in a cave.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-11-23 |title=Flamethrower used to flush out militants in China's Xinjiang region, says state media |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1881961/flamethrower-used-flush-out-militants-chinas-xinjiang |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-11-23 |title=China forces used flamethrower to hunt Xinjiang 'terrorists': army newspaper |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-security-xinjiang-idUSKBN0TC0QT20151123 |access-date=2023-09-17}}</ref>