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J-20 stealth fighter jets of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force recently carried out a series of combat patrols over the East China Sea, driving away foreign aircraft which were flying close to China’s territorial airspace in the process, with experts saying on Thursday that with advanced warplanes like the J-20 and others, China is well-equipped to deal with close-in reconnaissance provocations by foreign militaries. Flying J-20 fighter jets, pilots attached to the Wang Hai Air Group recently conducted combat patrols in China’s East China Sea Air Defense Identification...

It is unclear how much longer the United States and its allies can sustain its now distinct fifth-generation airpower advantage

“The YU-20 can conduct aerial refueling for warplanes including the J-20, the J-16 and the J-10C, and such aerial refueling exercises have been carried out multiple times in high-altitude plateau regions and above the sea,” according to a Chinese military spokesman.

The Chinese government-backed Global Times newspaper, as well as several U.S. news outlets, have published photos of a two-seat J-20 fighter.

Domestically produced J-20 stealth fighters are seeing more use in contested territorial regions, as China pushes forward with its stealth fighter programme.