China to Show J-20 Advanced Stealth Jet in Biggest Airshow

BEIJING – China will feature its most advanced stealth fighter jets, J-20 , among some of his combat equipment in airshow biggest, Tuesday (28/9/2021) tomorrow.

Airshow China will open in the southern city of Zhuhai tomorrow after a year-long delay due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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government-run newspaper, Global Times, reported there would be a “dazzling flight show” involving the J-20, the People’s Liberation Army Air Forces (PLA-AF) most advanced fighter jet.

Other advanced aircraft include the J-16D electronic warfare aircraft, drone WZ-7 day drone The WZ-8, will also be exhibited statically in an outdoor exhibition area for the first time.

The show, which highlights China’s efforts to improve domestic aerospace technology, comes amid growing strategic competition in Asia Pacific.

The United States (US), Britain and Australia recently announced a trilateral security pact for the region, including the supply of nuclear-powered submarines for Australia’s Canberra. Meanwhile, Quad leaders met face-to-face for the first time at the White House on Friday last week.

The Quad Alliance, which includes the US, Australia, Japan and India, seen as an attempt to counter China’s rise, has become increasingly assertive in the region, particularly in the disputed South China Sea and around Taiwan.

“As China faces increasing threats from the West, China needs to enhance its military, aviation and aerospace industrial capabilities,” said Song Zhongping, a military commentator and former PLA instructor on missile technology. Al Jazeera.

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