China Looks to New Fighters, Sparking Regional Arms Race: Report

, China has started developing more advanced fighter jets in a bid to match the state-of-the-art F-22 U.S. combat aircraft, sparking a regional arms race, it was reported January 31.

Research is under way into developing the Jian-13 and Jian-14 (or J-13 and J-14) by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation and the Chengdu Aircraft Company, the Liberty Times said.