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Why the J-20 Mighty Dragon is a symbol of China’s military modernisation
In the second of a series on Chinese weapons systems, we look at the J-20 stealth fighter jet. On a normal day over the East China Sea, three signals no bigger than tiny birds appear on a ground ...
Year of the Dragon: origins of the mythical beast’s name and imagery, from a fiery beast to an Asian symbol of strength
The Chinese pictogram for ... in contrast with aggressive fire-breathing Western monsters. The dragon was associated with the ...