Friday, January 7, 2011

IR Blog Post 4: China's Airforce

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/01/05/china.us.fighter.jets/index.html?hpt=Sbin
China has recently been making a jet fighter plane called the J-20 which has made a lot of buzz, especially to the US military. But Pentagon Officials are insisting that the fighter does not exceed the F-22. At best they are matching them. However the J-20 will not be fully functional until 2017 and by then, US might be one step ahead of the F-22. Even if the J-20 has matched the F-22, the US military is not afraid. US has been far superior in air combat since World War II.

Will China, or any country, eventually be able to pass the US air force?
Is it really necessary to focus so much on military when other things are probably more important like education and the economy of the country?

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2011/0105/J-20-stealth-fighter-photos-Did-China-leak-them-intentionally
This site is about how China might be trying to scare other countries with the leaked pictures of their new fighter jet. This article mostly is about a thought of why the pictures were leaked and if they were on purpose or not.

Inevitability - incapable of being avoided

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