Visitors were bursting with pride as China’s biggest air show opened after almost a year’s delay

Airshow China kicked off on Tuesday with a flight demonstration during which multiple signature planes from China’s air force, including the J-20 stealth fighter jet were presented.

The six-day event, which will showcase China’s homegrown aviation and space tech, was postponed from its original November 2020 date due to COVID.

A military drone whose manufacturer says it can cruise for 20 hours at 15,000 metres was among Chinese warplanes, missiles and other weapons technology shown in public for the first time today at the opening of the country’s biggest air show.

The Chinese space program planned to unveil a rocket for crewed space flight capable of carrying a 25-ton payload to lunar orbit at the 13th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition.

The ruling Communist Party is pouring billions of dollars into developing fighter jets, stealth technology, drones and other hardware for its military wing, the People’s Liberation Army, as it presses claims to disputed seas and other territory.

Many avgeek have taken to social media to share the epic pics captured at the event.