China’s most advanced J-20 fighter jet reportedly flew with a pair of newly developed engines for the first time recently, attracting news coverage from overseas media outlets, some of which claimed that with the latest update, the Chinese stealth aircraft has caught up with and surpassed its US counterparts
Amid brewing tensions between China and the US, the US Air Force released a video on Tuesday showing a Chinese fighter cutting dangerously close to a US spy plane, causing the latter to fly through the wake turbulence of the intercepting aircraft.
China s indigenously developed passenger aircraft C919 will make its first commercial flight on Sunday. The maiden journey will be operated by China Eastern Airlines between Shanghai and Beijing, a report said.
As China becomes more assertive, Taiwan's security has become a growing concern for Japan, which is hosting the G7 summit in Hiroshima this weekend.