http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/01/05/china.us.fighter.jets/index.html?hpt=Sbin
There have been images going around the internet of what people think is China's fifth generation stealth fighter. Although the Chinese fighter, the J-20, isn't supposed to be operational until 2017, there was confirmation that they would be testing it much sooner. The Pentagon is aware that China is developing a fifth-generation fighter, though they don't think much of it. Hong Lei said that "China is insisting a path of peaceful development." The Pentagon is taking a "low-key" approach to the outburst in publicity on the Chinese fighter. The Department of Defense has talked about the fighter, but they aren't concerned. Chinese military scholar and author, Richard Fisher, thinks that it should be a concern, Citing the jet's ability to surpass the F-22's ability in thrust and "supercruise". Fisher believes that we need to revive the production of the F-22. The F-22 was scaled back in 2009. America has never go to war with out making sure that they have air superiority since WWII. China is a rising power and wants to "challenge America's position globally". Fisher Believes that this is unacceptable.
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