China airshow is also a statement of strategic intent and positioning, as it played host to three different types of fight-generation stealth fighter aircraft—the Russian Sukhoi-57, the newly-unveiled

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is a secretive organization, but it uses events like the Zhuhai Airshow to unveil new equipment for the armed forces. This applies to the J-35A,

The Chinese military hardware on display at the country's largest air show in Zhuhai illustrates its ambitions, and in some cases may show breakthroughs in capability, experts say. Among the systems showcased were the latest variant of China's J-35A stealth fighter,