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Chinese Regime’s Sixth-Gen Fighter Jet Aimed at Attacking Taiwan: Leaked Documents
February 9, 2021
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As the Chinese regime continues to intimidate Taiwan by repeatedly breaching the island’s airspace and escalating tensions in the Taiwan Strait, it is developing an advanced fighter jet aircraft in secret. The Epoch Times recently obtained a military document from a trusted source which unveiled details of a concept fighter jet project, driven by China’s…
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