Was J-8 the first fighter jet China designed ? Google AI answer:
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Shenyang J-8 is widely recognized as the first fighter jet designed and built entirely in China. Developed by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation, it marked the nation's transition from license-producing and reverse-engineering Soviet jets to developing its own supersonic aircraft. [
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The J-8 was the first indigenously designed fighter type in China, contrasting with earlier Chinese aircraft (J-5, J-6, and J-7) which were locally assembled versions of Soviet aircraft (the MiG-17, MiG-19, and MiG-21). [
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