J-20 in limelight, but pilots deserve credit

About two weeks ago, I was in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, covering the 11th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, commonly known as the Zhuhai Air Show.

On Nov 1, the first day of the exhibition, the star was the J-20 fifth-generation stealth combat aircraft, and two J-20s performed a short routine above thousands of spectators to make their public debut.

I'm convinced that every military fan, including myself, was so eager to see what the J-20 would be like that we hoped the aerobatic display by the People's Liberation Army August 1st Air Demonstration Team, which was to be held beforehand, would be short. I also believe that fewer spectators paid as much attention to the team as they did at previous Zhuhai shows because of the J-20.