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Stealth fighter sneaks up on Taiwan
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/MA21Ad02.html ^ | 1/21/2011 | Jens Kastner

Posted on 01/24/2011 12:07:43 AM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld

The maiden flight of China's new stealth jet fighter humbled those officials and observers who initially dismissed the possibility that the country could come up with such a sophisticated weapon any time soon. It was strikingly demonstrated that neither the intelligence apparatus of the United States nor that of Taiwan had a clue about the speed of Chinese advances.

Unnoticed by Beijing's adversaries, the J-20's engineers have mastered advanced stealth-shaping techniques, and even if mass production still lies a few years ahead, it is understood that the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) in the foreseeable future will have super-cruising aircraft at hand

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aerospace; j20; sourcetitlenoturl; stealth; stealthfighter; stealthfightere; taiwan

1 posted on 01/24/2011 12:07:47 AM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
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To: ErnstStavroBlofeld
It was strikingly demonstrated that neither the intelligence apparatus of the United States nor that of Taiwan had a clue about the speed of Chinese advances.

Absolute BS.

Unnoticed by Beijing's adversaries, the J-20's engineers have mastered advanced stealth-shaping techniques,...

More BS. I see that the standards for intel reporting remain at their usual low levels.

2 posted on 01/24/2011 12:20:13 AM PST by Tainan (Cogito, ergo conservatus - Domari Nolo)
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To: ErnstStavroBlofeld

Thanks a lot Bill and Hillary. You made this all possible.


3 posted on 01/24/2011 12:43:43 AM PST by fish hawk (reporter to old Indian: you lived here on the reservation all your life? Old Indian, "not yet".)
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To: fish hawk

I agree


4 posted on 01/24/2011 12:44:29 AM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
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To: ErnstStavroBlofeld

Only the walls at the White House know what obammma gave away last week


5 posted on 01/24/2011 1:34:51 AM PST by shadeaud ("If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten." -- George Carlin B)
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To: ErnstStavroBlofeld

Yeah, but we sure taught Cuba a lesson.


7 posted on 01/24/2011 3:04:49 AM PST by Wolfie
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To: ErnstStavroBlofeld

It shouldn’t have been unexpected. Many of their scientists attended American universities and interned in American defense industries.


8 posted on 01/24/2011 3:33:05 AM PST by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink)
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To: ErnstStavroBlofeld

If they have not already, it’s time for the Taiwanese to develop nuclear weapons and discreetly let it be known they have that capability.


10 posted on 01/24/2011 6:45:16 AM PST by MSF BU (YR'S Please Support our troops: JOIN THEM!)
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