SINGAPORE: China's first domestically produced passenger jet was presented at Asia's biggest airshow, which opened in Singapore on Tuesday, as Beijing seeks to woo international buyers.

With its C919 aircraft, Beijing wants to challenge the decadeslong dominance of top plane-makers Airbus and Boeing while reducing its reliance on foreign technology.

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