China Showcases Homegrown Warplanes, Combat Drones And Space Tech At Zhuhai Air Show

Newsweek: China Unveils Homegrown Warplanes, Combat Drones and Space Tech at Air Show

Prototype military drones and the latest in People's Liberation Army Air Force weaponry are among the homegrown hardware currently on display at a highly anticipated air show in southern China.

The biennial China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Guangdong province—also known as the Zhuhai Airshow—is the largest of its kind in the country and takes place following an unusual three-year gap due to the pandemic.

Remaining public health measures mean the number of foreign visits were also scaled down for the 13th edition, which is taking place between September 28 and October 3. The Zhuhai Airshow is where current and future PLAAF hardware—increasingly domestically designed and manufactured—is unveiled to the public.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has put his country on a course of military modernization that will last until the middle of the century, when he expects the PLA to become a world-class fighting force.

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