China has shown off its much-anticipated J-20 stealth fighter in public for the first time. The new plane took to the skies at Airshow China, the country’s biggest meeting of aircraft makers and buyers.<br /><br /> Two of the J-20 jets swept over the audience at the show in the southern city of Zhuhai, in Guangdong province.<br /><br /> Experts say China has been refining designs for the fighter plane in the hope of narrowing a military technology gap with the United States.<br /><br /> Some analysts said the plane’s brief appearance answered few questions, for instance over its ability to dodge radar in the same way as its closest American rivals.<br /><br /> But at least one commentator said the display demonstrated a lot of Chinese confidence in showing off weapons that were not yet in full service.<br /><br /> Firms from the world over are exhibiting at the meeting, but the hosts are grabbing most of the interest.<br /><br /> The event is seen as Beijing’s shop window for its defence ambitions, as well as showing off its know-how in civil aerospace.<br /><br /> It’s thought China will overtake the US as the world’s top aviation market in the next decade.<br /><br /> China debuts J-20 stealth jet in show of strength at country's biggest air expo https://t.co/3wUNSeuYDu— Reuters China (@ReutersChina) November 1, 2016<br />
