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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Who Fears China's New Fighter?

[J-20 Black Eagle]American and European military observers like to complain that the Chinese military is not transparent enough. But it's really just that the Chinese way is more subtle and tactful.


In mid-March, the Chinese Air Force carried out a test flight for its new fifth-generation J-20 “Mighty Dragon” fighter-jet, without a prior press release. After the test, photos were immediately posted in the military columns of various web media.

It looked like a leak from the Chinese Air Force. Except, if it were a real leak, the person responsible for it would by now have received an “invitation to tea” from the state security apparatus.

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