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

Images from China's Zhuhai air show suggest that Beijing may be trying to squeeze more missiles into the weapons bays of its stealth fighters, as it also bolsters its anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities.

As the J-35A joins the J-20 in Chinese service, China becomes the second nation in the world to operate two different fifth-generation, stealthy fighters. The only other country to achieve this is the U.S., which flies the F-22A Raptor and F-35 Lightning II.