Workers assemble part of the engine for China's C919 passenger aircraft at a factory of Shenyang Aircraft Corporation in Shenyang, Liaoning province. Photo: Reuters Workers assemble part of the engine for China's C919 passenger aircraft at a factory of Shenyang Aircraft Corporation in Shenyang, Liaoning province. Photo: Reuters
Workers assemble part of the engine for China's C919 passenger aircraft at a factory of Shenyang Aircraft Corporation in Shenyang, Liaoning province. Photo: Reuters
Economy /  Global Economy

China faces urgent ‘unprecedented challenge’ to develop jet engine as foreign hostility grows

  • A senior Chinese aviation engineer says it is an ‘urgent political task’ for China to speed up development of its own jet engine
  • Access to crucial technology is no longer guaranteed due to external hostilities and China must become more self reliant

Topic |   US-China trade war
Amanda Lee
Amanda Lee in Beijing

Updated: 10:25pm, 17 Dec, 2020

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Workers assemble part of the engine for China's C919 passenger aircraft at a factory of Shenyang Aircraft Corporation in Shenyang, Liaoning province. Photo: Reuters Workers assemble part of the engine for China's C919 passenger aircraft at a factory of Shenyang Aircraft Corporation in Shenyang, Liaoning province. Photo: Reuters
Workers assemble part of the engine for China's C919 passenger aircraft at a factory of Shenyang Aircraft Corporation in Shenyang, Liaoning province. Photo: Reuters
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