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Sailors stand near fighter jets on the deck of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy aircraft carrier Liaoning as it participates in a naval parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of China's PLA Navy in the sea near Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong Province, on April 23, 2019. Mark Schiefelbein/AFP via Getty Images
The Chinese regime’s aviation industry made waves in December by revealing aircraft that resembled new, high-performance stealth fighter jets—different from the fifth-generation J-20—flying in plain sight.
Stephen Xia, a former PLA engineer, specialized in aviation equipment and engineering technology management. Since retiring from military service, he has been following the world's development of military equipment.