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Specifically that:

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So you dont need any visa for entering China during the Zhuhai Air show?

Yeah

Not only during the Zhuhai Airshow, but also under the 72/144 hour visa free policy, you can enter China at any time

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There is an online show, not sure the extent of it this year, but in 2022 it was great.

Iโ€™ll need somebody to provide a link or something, Iโ€™ll surely watch it.

use baidu.com and just search up was what I did last time, I didnโ€™t see that much of videos cause I was late, but there is a like walk through of all the on the floor stuff, like google maps road view. I hope it is better this year.

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actuallyit is on the official website
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Thank you boys, appreciate it.

If you want to go, please contact the embassy and book a hotel in advance (PS: hotels available for foreigners need separate qualifications, please find out in advance, otherwise there may be no hotel to stay near)

Yeah Iโ€™m aware of that since Iโ€™ll probably have to go to China anyway to study, although I will probably stay in a dormitory so thatโ€™s quite different.

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It would be a pity to come to China and not travel during holidays. China is very beautiful in both culture and geography

Hhh yeah, it would be pretty cool to plan ahead of some air shows to visit both the cities and fairs.

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And I believe you will fall in love with Chinese cuisine

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More testing for the J-20 twin seater variant:

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This could be an older picture, but weโ€™ve seen more and more spotting of the J-20A (has improvements over the normal J-20) and J-20B (the so called twin seater variant)

Btw if you visit the Zhuhai airshow, remember to take some pictures of the next gen tank.

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Can we verify the WS15 is in use or are they still mainly using WS10? Cause like:


That seem to me like a new engine, but donโ€™t think they made a breakthrough on vector thrust yet.

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J-20As have been spotted with WS-15s but we canโ€™t be sure about it since most pictures are blurry. One of the main upgrades that the J-20 needs is in term of its power plants:

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An easy way to spot a J-20A from a J-20 is the modifications done to the part immediately behind the canopy and the lower side between the engines. Both are modified on the J-20A to maximize fuel capacity, aerodynamics and more space for the more powerful engines:

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Also China might not want to go for thrust vectoring. Sure it has upsides but it also has its downsides. Theyโ€™ve already demonstrated on a J-10 a thrust vectoring engine so the technology is there. Until we have further info we wonโ€™t know.

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