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China’s drones and new aircraft on display at Zhuhai Airshow

The 18th Party Congress has a more muted presence on the front pages of China’s newspapers today because an event started today that can provide much better visual front page material: the 2012 Zhuhai Airshow. Instead of pictures of Hu Jintao … Continue reading

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Maiden flight of new Chinese stealth fighter, definitely “not copied” from foreign design

At 10:30 am on Wednesday this week, China’s second fifth generation fighter plane, the J-31, flew for the first time. The Jinling Evening Newsfrom Nanjing in Jiangsu province today proudly displays the new fighter on its front page, and proclaims that China is now … Continue reading

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43 killed in air crash in Yichun

A passenger jet with 96 people on board crashed while trying to land on the airport in Yichuan, Heilongjiang Province yesterday 9:35 p.m.

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Homemade airplane crashed in Hubei

Chutianjinbao: 45-year-old farmer-turned-aviator Shu Mansheng crashed his self-designed aircraft three seconds after takeoff.

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