Airshow China 2022 to Display 'Never Before' Seen PLA Equipment

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force will display never-before-seen military equipment at the upcoming 14th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, or Airshow China 2022.

Airshow China will kick off on November 8 in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province, with various active service aircraft of the PLA Air Force, represented by the 20 series, making their debuts at the show.

"The audience this year will see flying displays and equipment they have never seen before," Senior Colonel Shen Jinke, a spokesperson for the PLA Air Force, said at the press conference on Tuesday.

This year's show has registered a better-than-expected number of exhibitors - more than 740 companies from 43 countries and regions - with state-of-the-art exhibits that cover land, sea, air, aerospace, electronics and cyber applications, Shen was quoted as saying by the Global Times.

An estimated 100 airplane types will be on display at the airshow, and countries including the U.S., France, Germany, Italy and Saudi Arabia will participate in the event. Boeing, Airbus and GE will be in attendance, Huang Zhihao, the mayor of Zhuhai, confirmed at the press conference.

The show will stage more aerobatic flying displays and ground static displays, as well as high-profile conferences and seminars, in addition to more customer-tailored on-site services, according to the press conference.

The PLA Air Force has expanded its static display space by more than 10%.

When asked whether any new member of the 20 series would make debut at this year's show, Shen said the Air Force would display its new achievements, including the capacity in long-range strategic delivery, air strikes and unmanned combat.

More and more J-20 fighter jets have been deployed by the PLA and they have extended their reach. During drills in the Taiwan Straits, the J-20, J-16, H-6K and YU-20 aircraft displayed have enhanced their capacity to safeguard the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity, Shen noted.