The next-generation J-36 appears to be still in the initial phases of flight testing, flying with landing gear down and a ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

Chinese state media say a Chinese fighter jet has crashed during a training mission, with the pilot parachuting to safety ...

The jet from Southern Theatre Command crashed in an open space near Jialai town in the southern island of Hainan around ...

Many other countries including the U.S. have been racing to obtain a sixth generation fighter jet, and China's test flight of the "J-36" in December was hailed as a massive achievement for Chinese ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A Chinese fighter jet crashed during a training mission with the pilot parachuting to safety, state media said. The brief report by Xinhua News Agency stated Saturday that the ...