China’s secretive stealth fighter J-20 unveiled
November 17, 2016
Two of China‘s secretive J-20 warplanes swept over a gasping crowd at the Zhuhai Air Show on Tuesday, potent symbols of Beijing’s aspirations to military might. The fighters were not announced on the schedule and appeared in the sky just after a colourful aerobatics show by the People’s Liberation Army Air Force.
Beijing is seeking to modernise and upgrade its military both to protect its borders and project power into regions such as the South China Sea, a resource-rich strategic waterway where it has disputes with several neighbour. China is projected to become the world’s largest aviation market by 2024, according to the International Air Transport Association.