As people who clamor for war think that World War III will soon
dawn upon us because that's just how the world goes, it looks
like China's trying to go drone-for-drone with the Americans.
And as the Americans have stepped up the flight testing of their
drones, so have the Chinese. And weirdly, they look the same.
Now I'm not saying that China has regularly copied Western
designs, because that would be crazy. (Actually, I'm saying
that.) But it looks like the copying has extended to China's new
Lijian, or "Sharp Sword" drone, which reportedly made its first
flight this week. Seriously, the thing looks just like the US
Navy's X-47B:  China's New Drone Looks Just Like America's New
Drone, How Weird  Well, except in one crucial regard. While
China is claiming that their new drone is as stealthy as it can
be, the Lijian's engine seems to be enormous and would probably
show up pretty well on radar, Quartz has noted. And this isn't a
case of "bigger engine means more power," but probably a case of
"China hasn't bee