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The biennial China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China or the Zhuhai Airshow, stages its 10th exhibition November 11-16 in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai. The most notable military aircraft expected to participate include the Shenyang J-31 stealth fighter and the Xian Y-20 military transport plane. 

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Orders for more than 100 Avic planes and helicopters at the Zhuhai Airshow, including a breakthrough deal in the United States, have boosted China's ambitions to move into advanced aviation markets overseas.

When the wraps came off the J-31 stealth fighter at the Zhuhai air show yesterday, there was double cause for celebration for the People's Liberation Army Air Force.

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Despite deep-seated historical grievances and tense relations between Beijing and Tokyo, Japan's air force has long been the role model for the PLA Air Force.

China's newest fighter jet made its debut yesterday at the biannual international air show in Zhuhai , underscoring its rising military strength in Asia.

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A mainland-made utility plane is to be sold to the United States for the first time, aerospace manufacturing giant Aviation Industry Corp of China (Avic) said before the 10th Zhuhai Airshow.

China is seeking suppliers to develop its own widebody passenger plane over the next decade, industry executives said, expanding its ambitions and rivalry with Boeing and Airbus.

Photos of what appears to be China’s latest stealth fighter have revived speculation that the jet will be publicly unveiled for the first time at an air show in Zhuhai next month.

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