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China Shows Off Homegrown C919 Jet In Hong Kong

China hopes its homegrown C919 passenger jet will be able to compete with models like the Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320 (Credit: AFP)

China's new domestically produced passenger jet made its debut outside the mainland on Wednesday, with international media in Hong Kong getting their first up-close look.

The C919 made its maiden commercial flight in May and is key to Beijing's decades-long ambitions to compete with Western rivals in the air and cut down China's reliance on foreign technology.

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