Friday, Oct 28, 2016

China to showcase J-20 fighter jet in public at air show

(Xinhua) 17:33, October 28, 2016

This undated file photo shows China's domestic-built J-20 stealth fighter which will make its public debut at an air show in Zhuhai City, south China's Guangdong Province, in early November. The 11th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition will be held in Zhuhai in the first week of November. (Xinhua/Zhu Peng)

BEIJING, Oct. 28 -- China's domestic-built J-20 stealth fighter will make its public debut at an air show in Zhuhai City next week, with air-force pilots flying the new-generation warcraft, a military spokesperson said Friday.

The development of the J-20 is progressing as scheduled, and it is expected to further boost the fighting capacity of the Chinese air force, said Shen Jinke, spokesperson of the People's Liberation ArmyAir Force, at a press conference.