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China’s Hidden Wings Unleashed: The Stealth Fighters Now Watching the World from the Shadows In recent years, the skies above the global hotspots have taken on a new character—quiet, invisible, and stealthy. China’s development and deployment of advanced, low-observable stealth fighters have shifted the balance of aerial warfare, enabling Beijing to project military power without revealing its presence. Known collectively as China’s hidden wings, these next-generation stealth platforms are revolutionizing surveillance, deterrence, and strategic competition on the world stage. ### The Rise of China’s Stealth Capabilities For decades, stealth technology remained a closely guarded military advantage, dominated primarily by the United States with platforms like the F-117 Nighthawk and the B-2 Spirit bomber. But China—through decades of covert research, reverse-engineering, and domestic innovation—has emerged as a formidable new player in this elite domain.