As world leaders gather in Beijing for the 2014 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, one of the top issues to be discussed is trade. And it just so happens that the “10th biennial China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition” — an airshow for Chinese defense contractors to show off their latest and greatest — is being held concurrently with the APEC meetings, allowing the aforementioned world leaders to be on hand as China introduces it’s new product for export, the J-31 (FC-31) stealth fighter:
China's new J-31 stealth fighter on show officially for the first time: http://t.co/AOdMN8uQ4i pic.twitter.com/cPWsq4Hv9q
— Financial Times (@FT) November 11, 2014
First public flights for Y-20 transport, J-31 fighter http://t.co/E8dotOZMeI pic.twitter.com/ViVimtKR4M
— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) November 11, 2014
https://twitter.com/lisa_alba/status/531893416104566785
China tries to gain a foothold in the lucrative export market with its J-31 stealth fighter http://t.co/xoMAhzbgED pic.twitter.com/IWt635DzHy
— W.J. Hennigan (@wjhenn) November 11, 2014
China shows off its new stealth fighter: J-31 targeted at breaking foreign ‘monopoly’ on new-generation jet aircraft
— ☂ DJ MAKEY ☂ (@The_makey04) November 11, 2014
Many on Twitter are noticing the similarities between the J-31 and the U.S. F-35:
https://twitter.com/StephanLahl/status/532138462334693376
https://twitter.com/FawzyHa/status/532137827580919808
https://twitter.com/JPBoutros/status/531051034991689728
https://twitter.com/F22Raptorace/status/527474465668468737
Well, one of the items on President Obama’s agenda is to discuss corporate espionage and Chinese hacking of American businesses. Maybe the J-31 will be discussed?
We won’t hold our breath, however.
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