The Chinese air force saved the big guns for last at its biennial Zhuhai air show, flying its new stealth fighters with full missile loads Sunday for the first time in a public display.
The twin-engine J-20, seen as China’s answer to US F-22s and F-35s, entered the People Liberation Army Air Force fleet in February.
A report last year from the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies suggested the J-20 could pose a strategic challenge to key components of the US air fleet, such as aerial refueling tankers, as well as early warning and command and control aircraft if armed with long-range air-to-air missiles. Read more