China’s Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) recently unveiled the White Emperor (see image above), or Baidi, at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, hinting at a potential sixth-generation fighter for the People’s Liberation Army Air Force.

By exaggerating its advancement, Beijing may be pushing the U.S. toward massive, unsustainable investments in costly programs like NGAD, ultimately stretching its finances thin. -Critics argue the U.S. should instead focus on more feasible, existing ...