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China’s New Airliner: A No-Show at the Airshow

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China’s New Airliner: A No-Show at the Airshow
Visitors look at the Chinese military’s J-16D electronic warfare airplane (left) and the KJ-500 airborne early warning and control aircraft (right) during the 13th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China, on Sept. 29, 2021. Ng Han Guan/AP Photo
Richard A. Bitzinger
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The Zhuhai Airshow is China’s biannual event intended to showcase its aerospace industry. One important aerospace product, however, was noteworthy for its absence: the C919.

Richard A. Bitzinger
Richard A. Bitzinger
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Richard A. Bitzinger is an independent international security analyst. He was previously a senior fellow with the Military Transformations Program at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) in Singapore, and he has held jobs in the U.S. government and at various think tanks. His research focuses on security and defense issues relating to the Asia-Pacific region, including the rise of China as a military power, and military modernization and arms proliferation in the region.
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