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China/ Diplomacy

Death of China’s first female J-10 fighter pilot Yu Xu sparks call for more training

Accident that killed elite military aerobatics high-flier the latest in a string of crashes involving J-10 fighter

J-10 fighter pilot Yu Xu died in an accident during a routine training flight on Saturday. Photo: Xinhua

The first Chinese woman to fly a ­J-10 fighter was remembered fondly on Sunday as a “golden peacock” after her death on Saturday in an air training accident.

Yu Xu, 30, died when her double-seater J-10 crashed in Hebei province. Her co-pilot ejected in time.