China's first privately funded and developed aircraft had its first flight a couple of weeks ago but it's not clear what the future holds. The Guanyi GA20 took a 26-minute hop around Nanchang Airport on Sept. 20. It's a low-wing composite design and while it might be Chinese in most regards, it's powered by a Lycoming 0-320. It is however the first aircraft to make it from the drawing board to the air without state sponsorship or funding. That was all done in-house by Shanghai Guanyi General Aviation.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/ownership/first-privately-developed-chinese-aircraft-flies