Beijing close to buying Backfire bombers
China probably will order 10 to 20 Tupolev 22M supersonic bombers as soon as this year and may build them under license, a Japanese newspaper has reported. The move will bolster Beijing's efforts to deter U.S. intervention in any Chinese attempt to forcibly recover Taiwan. Russia used the Tu-22M...
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