China stole US technology for its new J-20 fighter

“What we know is that because of the espionage efforts, [China’s] J-20 is more advanced than it otherwise would be, and that’s the important point here,” former Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy James Anderson ​told Fox News Digital in an interview.

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“They have profited greatly from their thievery over the years,” ​Anderson said. “They’ve put it to good use, and they’ve come up with an advanced fifth-generation fighter​.”​

But he said it’s difficult to determine how the J-20 matches up against the US F-22 Raptor “short of actual combat.”​​

[That has been the purpose of China’s infiltration of intelligence into its industrial partnerships, and more directly in its cyber-offenses against the US. It’s not surprising, even if it is still dismaying. — Ed]

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