News Analysis The Zhuhai Airshow is China’s biannual event intended to showcase its aerospace industry. One important aerospace product, however, was noteworthy for its absence: the C919. The event was held in late September, after being postponed by COVID-19 last year. No foreign visitors were permitted, but it was heavily covered in the international press. Beijing particularly likes to use the airshow to highlight China’s growing self-reliance in aviation and aerospace. This year’s event included new electronic warfare aircraft, new drones, and powerful, new heavy-duty rockets intended to take a manned mission to the moon. The C919 is China’s latest entry into the passenger jet business. Its nonappearance is significant since Beijing has so much riding on this plane. The C919 is China’s torchbearer for breaking into the “big boys club” of commercial aircraft production. It is a 160-seat narrow-body jet, roughly in the same category as the Boeing 737 …
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